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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1969?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1969, the Sun was in Gemini (0°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°00' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°14'51" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1969	Jun 21, 1969 into Cancer
Moon	26°56'05" Cancer	Direct	May 19, 1969	May 21, 1969 into Leo
Mercury	11°29'42" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	18°13'16" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	13°12'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°06'34" Virgo	Stationing direct	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	2°38'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	29°59'21" Virgo	Retrograde	May 20, 1969	Jun 24, 1969 into Libra
Neptune	27°15'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°26'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°10'25" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 21, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 05:39 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 21, 05:49 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 18:12 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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