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Where Were the Planets on April 24, 1969?

Quick Answer

On April 24, 1969, the Sun was in Taurus (4°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 24, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°36' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°33' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 24, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°07'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Gemini
Moon	0°34'32" Leo	Direct	Apr 24, 1969	Apr 26, 1969 into Virgo
Mercury	20°18'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 14, 1969	Apr 30, 1969 into Gemini
Venus	11°03'35" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	16°42'29" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°20'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	29°18'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	0°39'24" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°57'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°47'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°36'13" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 24, 1969

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 24, 10:50 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 24, 19:45 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	4°26' Leo

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