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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1966?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1966, the Sun was in Libra (10°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°35' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°48'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1966	Oct 23, 1966 into Scorpio
Moon	4°18'13" Gemini	Direct	Oct 4, 1966	Oct 6, 1966 into Cancer
Mercury	27°53'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1966	Oct 5, 1966 into Scorpio
Venus	1°40'34" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1966	Oct 27, 1966 into Scorpio
Mars	24°58'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Oct 12, 1966 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°59'33" Leo	Direct	Sep 27, 1966	Jan 16, 1967 into Cancer
Saturn	25°08'12" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	21°20'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°27'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	19°04'15" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°00'34" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on October 4, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 03:43 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on October 4, 1966?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over.

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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