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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1969?

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On January 1, 1969, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Mercury trined Pluto. Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°16' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°07' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1969
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°54'44" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon16°12'15" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury25°19'41" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus26°13'42" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars1°28'02" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter5°29'12" LibraDirect into Virgo
Saturn18°48'24" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus3°59'06" LibraDirect into Virgo
Neptune27°47'16" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto25°06'17" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node4°35'14" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on January 1, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury trine PlutoPenetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

Born on January 1, 1969?

Jupiter and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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