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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1969?

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On January 12, 1969, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were 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 12, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°50' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1969
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°07'14" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon3°43'16" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury10°57'50" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus8°30'24" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars7°38'19" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter5°57'17" LibraDirect into Virgo
Saturn19°08'20" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus3°59'55" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune28°05'17" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto25°02'32" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node4°00'17" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on January 12, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on January 12, 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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