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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1969?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1969, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°24' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°37' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Feb 18, 1969 into Pisces
Moon	1°34'42" Pisces	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Jan 22, 1969 into Aries
Mercury	16°02'41" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	17°07'07" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Feb 2, 1969 into Aries
Mars	12°01'15" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°03'29" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	19°30'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°56'16" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°16'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°57'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°34'52" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 20, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 05:38 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 09:20 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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