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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1969?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°44'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1969	Mar 20, 1969 into Aries
Moon	10°56'35" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 7, 1969	Mar 9, 1969 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°58'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	24°56'59" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	4°51'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°51'15" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	23°32'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	2°34'56" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°41'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°56'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°05'32" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 8, 1969

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 03:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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