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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1969?

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On March 8, 1969, the Sun was in Pisces (17°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 17°52' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1969
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°44'36" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon10°56'35" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury23°58'46" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus24°56'59" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars4°51'09" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter2°51'15" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn23°32'45" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus2°34'56" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune28°41'19" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto23°56'59" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node1°05'32" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on March 8, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury sextile SaturnCareful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

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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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