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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1969, the Sun was in Cancer (16°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Venus opposed Mars. Mercury moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°40' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°07'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1969	Jul 23, 1969 into Leo
Moon	8°53'23" Taurus	Direct	Jul 7, 1969	Jul 10, 1969 into Gemini
Mercury	0°36'39" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1969	Jul 22, 1969 into Leo
Venus	1°40'29" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1969	Aug 3, 1969 into Cancer
Mars	1°42'02" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	29°05'17" Virgo	Direct	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	7°19'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°17'46" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°10'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°44'45" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°37'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 8, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 03:58 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 8, 07:48 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Jul 8, 12:35 UTC	Venus opposite Mars	What you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.

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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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