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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1969?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1969, the Sun was in Leo (23°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°25'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1969	Aug 23, 1969 into Virgo
Moon	0°36'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 16, 1969	Aug 18, 1969 into Scorpio
Mercury	15°13'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1969	Aug 27, 1969 into Libra
Venus	15°13'52" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1969	Aug 29, 1969 into Leo
Mars	10°58'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°11'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°55'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	1°53'22" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	25°57'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°46'24" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°34'00" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 16, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 10:50 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 16, 12:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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