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Where Were the Planets on September 8, 1966?

Quick Answer

On September 8, 1966, the Sun was in Virgo (15°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Venus moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 8, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°50' Gemini at midnight UTC to 26°57' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 8, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°22'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1966	Sep 23, 1966 into Libra
Moon	20°21'02" Gemini	Direct	Sep 6, 1966	Sep 9, 1966 into Cancer
Mercury	13°42'24" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1966	Sep 17, 1966 into Libra
Venus	29°23'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1966	Sep 8, 1966 into Virgo
Mars	8°48'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Oct 12, 1966 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°49'06" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°07'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°43'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°47'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°08'56" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°23'10" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on September 8, 1966

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 8, 02:07 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	14°59' Gemini
Sep 8, 23:40 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on September 8, 1966?

The Sun, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Uranus and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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