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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1969?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1969, the Sun was in Libra (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°57' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°21' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1969	Oct 23, 1969 into Scorpio
Moon	29°10'41" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 21, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 into Pisces
Mercury	12°05'21" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1969	Oct 7, 1969 into Virgo
Venus	0°26'03" Virgo	Direct	Sep 23, 1969	Oct 17, 1969 into Libra
Mars	1°22'41" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 21, 1969	Nov 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Jupiter	12°52'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°00'26" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°08'21" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°30'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°08'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°33'16" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 23, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 03:25 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 23, 05:06 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 23, 13:22 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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