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Where Were the Planets on August 7, 1969?

Quick Answer

On August 7, 1969, the Sun was in Leo (14°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 7, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°08' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°07' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 7, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°47'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1969	Aug 23, 1969 into Virgo
Moon	12°09'06" Gemini	Direct	Aug 6, 1969	Aug 8, 1969 into Cancer
Mercury	0°33'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1969	Aug 27, 1969 into Libra
Venus	4°51'50" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1969	Aug 29, 1969 into Leo
Mars	7°27'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°34'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°46'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	1°26'12" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	25°56'05" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°29'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°02'36" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 7, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 7, 04:20 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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