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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1969, the Sun was in Cancer (23°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% 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 16, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°37' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°45'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1969	Jul 23, 1969 into Leo
Moon	14°38'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Jul 17, 1969 into Virgo
Mercury	16°34'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1969	Jul 22, 1969 into Leo
Venus	10°16'51" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1969	Aug 3, 1969 into Cancer
Mars	2°09'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°07'45" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°51'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°32'14" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°03'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°54'29" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°12'30" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 16, 1969?

Jupiter and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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