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Where Were the Planets on March 26, 1969?

Quick Answer

On March 26, 1969, the Sun was in Aries (5°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus met Saturn in Aries while Venus was retrograde. Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official. Mercury opposed Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 26, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°47' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 26, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°39'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1969	Apr 20, 1969 into Taurus
Moon	10°44'25" Cancer	Direct	Mar 25, 1969	Mar 28, 1969 into Leo
Mercury	22°48'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1969	Mar 30, 1969 into Aries
Venus	25°30'23" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	11°21'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°33'42" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	25°39'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	1°48'35" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°31'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°27'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°08'21" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 26, 1969

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 26, 00:48 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	5°11' Cancer
Mar 26, 03:48 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official.
Mar 26, 20:40 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on March 26, 1969?

The Sun, Venus and Saturn were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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