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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1969?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1969, the Sun was in Leo (10°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Venus moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°50' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°54' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°57'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1969	Aug 23, 1969 into Virgo
Moon	22°25'54" Aries	Direct	Aug 1, 1969	Aug 4, 1969 into Taurus
Mercury	23°22'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1969	Aug 7, 1969 into Virgo
Venus	0°18'29" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1969	Aug 29, 1969 into Leo
Mars	6°07'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°53'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°40'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	1°14'59" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	25°56'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°22'12" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°15'19" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 3, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 05:29 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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Jupiter and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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