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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1969?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1969, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°27'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Feb 18, 1969 into Pisces
Moon	18°38'58" Cancer	Direct	Jan 29, 1969	Feb 1, 1969 into Leo
Mercury	6°38'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	28°20'52" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Feb 2, 1969 into Aries
Mars	17°51'51" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°51'57" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	20°11'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°45'38" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°28'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°47'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°59'55" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 31, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 15:16 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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