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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 1969, the Sun was in Cancer (14°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 20°01' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°13'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1969	Jul 23, 1969 into Leo
Moon	13°34'59" Aries	Direct	Jul 5, 1969	Jul 7, 1969 into Taurus
Mercury	27°02'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1969	Jul 8, 1969 into Cancer
Venus	29°33'31" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1969	Jul 6, 1969 into Gemini
Mars	1°43'18" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°50'54" Virgo	Direct	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	7°11'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°14'38" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°11'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°42'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°44'16" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 6, 1969

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 13:17 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	14°16' Aries
Jul 6, 22:02 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Jupiter and Uranus sat 1 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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