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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1969, the Sun was in Cancer (11°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°31' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°48' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°21'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1969	Jul 23, 1969 into Leo
Moon	2°43'46" Pisces	Direct	Jul 3, 1969	Jul 5, 1969 into Aries
Mercury	22°06'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	26°24'52" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1969	Jul 6, 1969 into Gemini
Mars	1°51'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°30'19" Virgo	Direct	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	6°57'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°10'17" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°14'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°39'35" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°53'48" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 3, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 07:26 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jul 3, 08:15 UTC	Venus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jul 3, 20:33 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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