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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1966?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1966, the Sun was in Libra (11°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 23°22' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°47'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1966	Oct 23, 1966 into Scorpio
Moon	16°56'52" Gemini	Direct	Oct 4, 1966	Oct 6, 1966 into Cancer
Mercury	29°22'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1966	Oct 5, 1966 into Scorpio
Venus	2°55'25" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1966	Oct 27, 1966 into Scorpio
Mars	25°34'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Oct 12, 1966 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°07'38" Leo	Direct	Sep 27, 1966	Jan 16, 1967 into Cancer
Saturn	25°03'50" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	21°24'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°29'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	19°06'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°57'23" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on October 5, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 22:02 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on October 5, 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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