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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1969, the Sun was in Cancer (27°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°13' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°50' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°34'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1969	Jul 23, 1969 into Leo
Moon	3°29'57" Libra	Direct	Jul 20, 1969	Jul 22, 1969 into Scorpio
Mercury	25°06'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1969	Jul 22, 1969 into Leo
Venus	14°39'30" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1969	Aug 3, 1969 into Cancer
Mars	2°43'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°41'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°04'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°40'34" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°01'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°59'59" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°59'47" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 20, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 05:19 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jul 20, 07:30 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Jul 20, 22:15 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

Born on July 20, 1969?

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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