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Where Were the Planets on January 24, 1969?

Quick Answer

On January 24, 1969, the Sun was in Aquarius (4°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 24, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°27' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°54' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 24, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°20'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Feb 18, 1969 into Pisces
Moon	24°43'32" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 1969	Jan 24, 1969 into Taurus
Mercury	14°28'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	21°17'47" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Feb 2, 1969 into Aries
Mars	14°10'18" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°01'57" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	19°44'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°53'07" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°21'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°54'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°22'10" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 24, 1969

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 24, 01:25 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jan 24, 17:38 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Jan 24, 22:12 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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