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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1969?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1969, the Sun was in Libra (22°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°33' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°57'06" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1969	Oct 23, 1969 into Scorpio
Moon	28°28'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 14, 1969	Oct 16, 1969 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°03'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1969	Nov 1, 1969 into Scorpio
Venus	28°38'43" Virgo	Direct	Sep 23, 1969	Oct 17, 1969 into Libra
Mars	16°27'43" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 21, 1969	Nov 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Jupiter	17°50'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	6°27'42" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°34'44" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	27°09'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°57'27" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°20'12" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 16, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 14:35 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Oct 16, 22:55 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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