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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1969?

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On March 5, 1969, the Sun was in Pisces (14°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°38' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°53' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1969
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°44'33" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon0°14'27" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury19°51'36" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus23°43'58" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars3°36'23" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter3°12'40" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn23°12'56" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus2°42'19" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune28°41'57" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto24°01'47" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node1°15'04" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on March 5, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on March 5, 1969?

Jupiter and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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