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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1966?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1966, the Sun was in Virgo (24°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°08'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1966	Sep 23, 1966 into Libra
Moon	2°05'37" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1966	Sep 19, 1966 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°16'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1966	Oct 5, 1966 into Scorpio
Venus	10°32'07" Virgo	Direct	Sep 8, 1966	Oct 3, 1966 into Libra
Mars	14°28'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Oct 12, 1966 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°23'48" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	26°25'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	20°17'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°59'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°28'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°54'35" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on September 17, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 08:18 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 17, 08:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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