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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 1969, the Sun was in Cancer (29°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 22, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°47' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°29'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1969	Jul 23, 1969 into Leo
Moon	29°24'34" Libra	Direct	Jul 20, 1969	Jul 22, 1969 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°21'55" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1969	Jul 22, 1969 into Leo
Venus	16°51'49" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1969	Aug 3, 1969 into Cancer
Mars	3°04'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°59'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°10'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°44'59" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°00'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°02'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°53'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 22, 1969

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 22, 12:10 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	29°30' Libra
Jul 22, 13:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 22, 14:35 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jul 22, 19:11 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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