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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1969?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1969, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°57' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°20' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°38'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1969	Feb 18, 1969 into Pisces
Moon	25°11'29" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1969	Feb 16, 1969 into Pisces
Mercury	2°13'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	12°45'06" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	25°54'08" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°55'31" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	21°30'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°19'54" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°39'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°27'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°09'05" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 16, 1969

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 16:25 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	27°50' Aquarius
Feb 16, 20:02 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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