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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1966?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1966, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% 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 26, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°32' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°24' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°37'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1966	Nov 22, 1966 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°28'12" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1966	Oct 28, 1966 into Taurus
Mercury	26°34'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 1966	Oct 30, 1966 into Sagittarius
Venus	29°11'33" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1966	Oct 27, 1966 into Scorpio
Mars	8°11'41" Virgo	Direct	Oct 12, 1966	Dec 4, 1966 into Libra
Jupiter	3°24'10" Leo	Direct	Sep 27, 1966	Jan 16, 1967 into Cancer
Saturn	23°44'34" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	22°35'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°11'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	19°45'47" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°50'40" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on October 26, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 11:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on October 26, 1966?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio 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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