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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 1969?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 1969, the Sun was in Gemini (3°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°53' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°07'52" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1969	Jun 21, 1969 into Cancer
Moon	3°00'50" Virgo	Direct	May 24, 1969	May 26, 1969 into Libra
Mercury	10°24'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	20°12'18" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	12°19'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°06'22" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	2°59'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	29°56'58" Virgo	Retrograde	May 20, 1969	Jun 24, 1969 into Libra
Neptune	27°10'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°25'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°00'54" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 24, 1969

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 06:06 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 24, 12:15 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	3°08' Virgo

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