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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1969?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1969, the Sun was in Taurus (25°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°11' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°25'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Gemini
Moon	27°06'27" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1969	May 16, 1969 into Gemini
Mercury	11°56'56" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	15°18'19" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	14°30'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°10'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	2°03'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°04'18" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°23'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°29'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°26'19" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 16, 1969

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 08:26 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	25°17' Taurus
May 16, 17:41 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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