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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1969?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1969, the Sun was in Leo (0°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°07' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 19°52' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°26'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1969	Aug 23, 1969 into Virgo
Moon	12°56'53" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 22, 1969	Jul 24, 1969 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°28'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1969	Aug 7, 1969 into Virgo
Venus	17°58'13" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1969	Aug 3, 1969 into Cancer
Mars	3°15'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°08'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°13'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	0°47'16" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	25°59'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°04'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°50'15" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 23, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 00:48 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 03:59 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 23, 07:50 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 23, 20:58 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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