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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1969?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1969, the Sun was in Taurus (8°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°17' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°59'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Gemini
Moon	3°30'34" Libra	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	May 1, 1969 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°23'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 14, 1969	Apr 30, 1969 into Gemini
Venus	10°29'50" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	16°44'12" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°57'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	29°56'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	0°29'43" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°50'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°42'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°20'19" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 29, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 03:04 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Apr 29, 05:43 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Apr 29, 22:30 UTC	Saturn enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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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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