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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1969?

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On August 22, 1969, the Sun was in Leo (29°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury met Pluto in Virgo. Words carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°55' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 28°17' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1969
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°12'29" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon21°04'32" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury23°50'18" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus22°13'21" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars13°39'42" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter6°19'52" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn8°56'47" TaurusStationing direct into Gemini
Uranus2°12'49" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune25°59'40" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto23°58'29" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node22°14'56" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 22, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury conjunct PlutoWords carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.

Born on August 22, 1969?

Mercury and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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