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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1969?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1969, the Sun was in Taurus (12°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°03' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°48' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°52'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Gemini
Moon	0°25'23" Sagittarius	Direct	May 3, 1969	May 5, 1969 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°37'25" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	10°45'31" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	16°32'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°41'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	0°26'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°22'38" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°44'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°38'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°07'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 3, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 11:18 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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