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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1969?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1969, the Sun was in Libra (29°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°50' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°28' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°54'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1969	Oct 23, 1969 into Scorpio
Moon	6°40'59" Aries	Direct	Oct 23, 1969	Oct 25, 1969 into Taurus
Mercury	14°55'57" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1969	Nov 1, 1969 into Scorpio
Venus	7°19'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 17, 1969	Nov 10, 1969 into Scorpio
Mars	21°18'17" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 21, 1969	Nov 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°21'29" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°54'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	6°00'00" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	27°23'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	26°11'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°57'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 23, 1969

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 00:17 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 23, 14:10 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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