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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1969, the Sun was in Cancer (17°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Neptune was 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 9, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°02' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°12' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°05'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1969	Jul 23, 1969 into Leo
Moon	21°09'26" Taurus	Direct	Jul 7, 1969	Jul 10, 1969 into Gemini
Mercury	2°28'10" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1969	Jul 22, 1969 into Leo
Venus	2°44'18" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1969	Aug 3, 1969 into Cancer
Mars	1°42'39" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	29°12'39" Virgo	Direct	Mar 30, 1969	Jul 15, 1969 into Libra
Saturn	7°24'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°19'24" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°09'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°45'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°34'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 9, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 9, 1969?

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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