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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1969?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1969, the Sun was in Aries (26°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°18'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1969	Apr 20, 1969 into Taurus
Moon	23°13'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1969	Apr 17, 1969 into Taurus
Mercury	4°42'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 14, 1969	Apr 30, 1969 into Gemini
Venus	13°59'18" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	16°03'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°04'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	28°17'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	0°56'38" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°08'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°57'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°01'38" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 16, 1969

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 18:16 UTC	New Moon in Aries	26°34' Aries

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