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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1966?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1966, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°22' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°44' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°05'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1966	Dec 22, 1966 into Capricorn
Moon	16°35'43" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1966	Dec 17, 1966 into Pisces
Mercury	6°44'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1966	Jan 1, 1967 into Capricorn
Venus	3°14'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1966	Jan 6, 1967 into Aquarius
Mars	6°31'38" Libra	Direct	Dec 4, 1966	Feb 12, 1967 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°27'35" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1966	Jan 16, 1967 into Cancer
Saturn	23°15'53" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	24°20'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°03'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°38'03" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°08'37" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on December 16, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 06:26 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Dec 16, 17:58 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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