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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1969?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1969, the Sun was in Virgo (7°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°01' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°09' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°53'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Libra
Moon	0°38'27" Taurus	Direct	Aug 31, 1969	Sep 2, 1969 into Gemini
Mercury	4°49'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1969	Oct 7, 1969 into Virgo
Venus	2°49'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 29, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Virgo
Mars	18°07'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°05'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°51'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	2°43'38" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°05'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°17'24" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°46'21" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 31, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 10:01 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Aug 31, 10:49 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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