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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1969?

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On April 20, 1969, the Sun was in Taurus (0°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Taurus, and Taurus season began.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°51' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°54' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°13'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Gemini
Moon	12°54'30" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1969	Apr 21, 1969 into Cancer
Mercury	12°49'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 14, 1969	Apr 30, 1969 into Gemini
Venus	12°13'50" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	16°28'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°41'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	28°48'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	0°47'46" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°03'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°52'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°48'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 20, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 06:26 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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The Sun and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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