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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1969?

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On January 8, 1969, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Jupiter. Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1969
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°02'41" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon11°05'46" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury5°51'12" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus4°05'37" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars5°24'44" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter5°49'38" LibraDirect into Virgo
Saturn18°59'36" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus4°00'25" LibraStationing direct into Virgo
Neptune27°59'05" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto25°04'21" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node4°13'00" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on January 8, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury trine JupiterGood news travels, and conversations open doors.

Born on January 8, 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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