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Where Were the Planets on May 28, 1969?

Quick Answer

On May 28, 1969, the Sun was in Gemini (6°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 28, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°21' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 28, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°58'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1969	Jun 21, 1969 into Cancer
Moon	25°16'16" Libra	Direct	May 26, 1969	May 28, 1969 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°21'18" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	23°05'01" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	11°03'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°08'39" Virgo	Direct	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	3°27'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	29°54'31" Virgo	Retrograde	May 20, 1969	Jun 24, 1969 into Libra
Neptune	27°04'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°24'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°48'11" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 28, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 28, 20:04 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on May 28, 1969?

Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Gemini Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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