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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1969?

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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.

The Sun met Mercury in Aquarius while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°25'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon24°45'01" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury9°07'15" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Venus26°22'14" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars16°49'08" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter5°55'45" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn20°03'34" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus3°48'01" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune28°26'47" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto24°49'24" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node3°06'16" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on January 29, 1969

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

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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