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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1969?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1969, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°25'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Feb 18, 1969 into Pisces
Moon	24°45'01" Gemini	Direct	Jan 27, 1969	Jan 29, 1969 into Cancer
Mercury	9°07'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	26°22'14" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Feb 2, 1969 into Aries
Mars	16°49'08" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°55'45" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	20°03'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°48'01" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°26'47" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°49'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°06'16" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 29, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 08:49 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jan 29, 22:36 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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