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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 1969?

Quick Answer

On February 1, 1969, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 1, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°52' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°27'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Feb 18, 1969 into Pisces
Moon	0°46'20" Leo	Direct	Feb 1, 1969	Feb 3, 1969 into Virgo
Mercury	5°28'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	29°19'26" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Feb 2, 1969 into Aries
Mars	18°23'02" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°49'46" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	20°16'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°44'22" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°29'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°46'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°56'44" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 1, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 04:18 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Feb 1, 10:28 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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