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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1969?

Quick Answer

On February 6, 1969, the Sun was in Aquarius (17°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°17' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°21' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°32'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Feb 18, 1969 into Pisces
Moon	3°48'06" Libra	Direct	Feb 6, 1969	Feb 8, 1969 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°14'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	4°04'14" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	20°57'01" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°36'06" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	20°38'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°37'18" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°33'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°40'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°40'51" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 6, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 6, 00:41 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Feb 6, 05:00 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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