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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1969?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1969, the Sun was in Libra (10°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°33' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°26' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°05'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1969	Oct 23, 1969 into Scorpio
Moon	10°30'54" Cancer	Direct	Oct 2, 1969	Oct 5, 1969 into Leo
Mercury	1°56'15" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1969	Oct 7, 1969 into Virgo
Venus	12°38'11" Virgo	Direct	Sep 23, 1969	Oct 17, 1969 into Libra
Mars	7°45'30" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 21, 1969	Nov 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Jupiter	15°01'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°24'05" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°46'13" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	26°46'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°30'02" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°01'30" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 3, 1969

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 00:04 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine
Oct 3, 11:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	10°04' Cancer

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