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Where Were the Planets on May 29, 1969?

Quick Answer

On May 29, 1969, the Sun was in Gemini (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 29, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 29, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'45" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1969	Jun 21, 1969 into Cancer
Moon	9°28'18" Scorpio	Direct	May 28, 1969	May 30, 1969 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°47'34" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	23°50'28" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	10°43'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°09'40" Virgo	Direct	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	3°34'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	29°54'02" Virgo	Retrograde	May 20, 1969	Jun 24, 1969 into Libra
Neptune	27°02'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°24'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°45'00" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 29, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 29, 09:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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