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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1969?

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On August 21, 1969, the Sun was in Leo (28°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°53' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1969
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°14'41" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon6°51'54" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury22°28'05" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus21°03'11" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars13°11'46" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter6°08'23" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn8°56'52" TaurusStationing direct into Gemini
Uranus2°09'31" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune25°59'12" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto23°56'26" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node22°18'07" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 21, 1969

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on August 21, 1969?

Mercury and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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