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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1966?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 1966, the Sun was in Virgo (28°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°03'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1966	Sep 23, 1966 into Libra
Moon	26°51'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 19, 1966	Sep 21, 1966 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°10'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1966	Oct 5, 1966 into Scorpio
Venus	15°29'54" Virgo	Direct	Sep 8, 1966	Oct 3, 1966 into Libra
Mars	16°57'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Oct 12, 1966 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°03'21" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	26°07'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	20°32'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°05'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°36'59" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°41'52" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on September 21, 1966

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 14:25 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	28°09' Sagittarius
Sep 21, 17:52 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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