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Where Were the Planets on March 30, 1969?

Quick Answer

On March 30, 1969, the Sun was in Aries (9°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Jupiter entered Virgo (moving retrograde), a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Mercury opposed Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts. Mercury moved from Pisces into Aries.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 30, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°13' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 30, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°36'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1969	Apr 20, 1969 into Taurus
Moon	29°31'41" Leo	Direct	Mar 28, 1969	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Mercury	0°09'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 30, 1969	Apr 14, 1969 into Taurus
Venus	23°53'21" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	12°31'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°03'06" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	26°09'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	1°38'14" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°28'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°21'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°55'38" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 30, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 30, 09:59 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 30, 10:44 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Mar 30, 12:53 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Mar 30, 21:49 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra

Born on March 30, 1969?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Jupiter and Uranus sat 2 degrees 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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