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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 1969?

Quick Answer

On September 12, 1969, the Sun was in Virgo (19°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 12, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°01' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°32'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Libra
Moon	27°20'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1969	Sep 12, 1969 into Libra
Mercury	14°03'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1969	Oct 7, 1969 into Virgo
Venus	17°08'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 29, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Virgo
Mars	24°45'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°33'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°31'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	3°27'05" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°16'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°43'38" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°08'13" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 12, 1969

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 12, 10:53 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square
Sep 12, 17:01 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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