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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1969?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 1969, the Sun was in Virgo (28°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°30' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°19'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Libra
Moon	0°17'28" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 21, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Pisces
Mercury	13°27'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1969	Oct 7, 1969 into Virgo
Venus	28°00'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 29, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Virgo
Mars	0°08'24" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 21, 1969	Nov 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Jupiter	12°26'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°06'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°00'47" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°28'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°03'38" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°39'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 21, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 06:32 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Sep 21, 11:30 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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