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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1969?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1969, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°59' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°57'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1968	Jan 20, 1969 into Aquarius
Moon	10°00'12" Cancer	Direct	Jan 2, 1969	Jan 5, 1969 into Leo
Mercury	28°26'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1968	Jan 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Venus	28°29'33" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1968	Jan 4, 1969 into Pisces
Mars	2°36'01" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°35'56" Libra	Direct	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	18°51'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°59'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°50'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°05'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°28'53" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 3, 1969

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 02:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jan 3, 18:28 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	13°13' Cancer

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