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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1969?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1969, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Pluto 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 January 6, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°10' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°24' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°00'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1968	Jan 20, 1969 into Aquarius
Moon	16°16'42" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1969	Jan 7, 1969 into Virgo
Mercury	2°58'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	1°51'50" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Feb 2, 1969 into Aries
Mars	4°17'28" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°44'42" Libra	Direct	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	18°55'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	4°00'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°55'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°05'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°19'21" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 6, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 6, 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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