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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1969?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1969, the Sun was in Taurus (28°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°15' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°19'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Gemini
Moon	3°13'14" Cancer	Direct	May 19, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Leo
Mercury	11°54'10" Gemini	Stationing direct	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	16°59'32" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	13°45'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°07'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	2°24'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°01'11" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°18'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°27'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°16'47" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 19, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 05:30 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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