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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 1969, the Sun was in Cancer (9°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars and Neptune 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 July 1, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°41' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°46' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°27'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1969	Jul 23, 1969 into Leo
Moon	3°16'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 1, 1969	Jul 3, 1969 into Pisces
Mercury	19°06'08" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	24°20'23" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1969	Jul 6, 1969 into Gemini
Mars	2°01'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°17'16" Virgo	Direct	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	6°48'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°07'39" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°17'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°37'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°00'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 1, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 06:49 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on July 1, 1969?

Jupiter and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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