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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1969?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 1969, the Sun was in Pisces (21°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°11' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°26' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°44'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1969	Mar 20, 1969 into Aries
Moon	7°19'21" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 11, 1969	Mar 14, 1969 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°47'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	26°07'49" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	6°27'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°21'40" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	23°59'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	2°24'53" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°40'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°50'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°52'50" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 12, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 15:18 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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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.

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