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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1969?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1969, the Sun was in Pisces (27°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Annular Solar Eclipse in Pisces was the day's main event. Mercury squared Mars. Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°05' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°42'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1969	Mar 20, 1969 into Aries
Moon	1°25'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1969	Mar 20, 1969 into Taurus
Mercury	9°09'06" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1969	Mar 30, 1969 into Aries
Venus	26°49'37" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	8°41'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°35'47" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	24°41'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	2°09'26" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°37'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°40'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°33'46" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 18, 1969

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 03:17 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.
Mar 18, 04:54 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Pisces	27°25' Pisces
Mar 18, 09:26 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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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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