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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1969?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1969, the Sun was in Taurus (17°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°14' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°42'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Gemini
Moon	13°16'42" Aquarius	Direct	May 7, 1969	May 9, 1969 into Pisces
Mercury	8°27'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	11°54'00" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	16°00'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°26'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	1°04'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°14'42" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°36'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°34'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°51'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 8, 1969

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 20:12 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	18°02' Aquarius

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