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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1969?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1969, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°37' Pisces at midnight UTC to 22°21' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°17'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Feb 18, 1969 into Pisces
Moon	15°33'18" Pisces	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Jan 22, 1969 into Aries
Mercury	15°56'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	18°10'19" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Feb 2, 1969 into Aries
Mars	12°33'40" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°03'23" Libra	Stationing direct	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	19°34'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°55'34" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°17'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°56'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°31'41" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 21, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 21, 1969?

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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