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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1966?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1966, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°21'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1966	Jan 20, 1967 into Aquarius
Moon	28°28'55" Leo	Direct	Dec 29, 1966	Dec 31, 1966 into Virgo
Mercury	29°10'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1966	Jan 1, 1967 into Capricorn
Venus	22°04'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1966	Jan 6, 1967 into Aquarius
Mars	13°53'02" Libra	Direct	Dec 4, 1966	Feb 12, 1967 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°58'43" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1966	Jan 16, 1967 into Cancer
Saturn	23°58'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	24°25'23" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°30'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°37'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°20'58" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on December 31, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 14:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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