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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 1969?

Quick Answer

On October 29, 1969, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°53'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1969	Nov 22, 1969 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°19'42" Gemini	Direct	Oct 27, 1969	Oct 29, 1969 into Cancer
Mercury	24°41'12" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1969	Nov 1, 1969 into Scorpio
Venus	14°46'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 17, 1969	Nov 10, 1969 into Scorpio
Mars	25°31'24" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 21, 1969	Nov 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Jupiter	20°38'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°25'47" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	6°20'55" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	27°36'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	26°22'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°38'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 29, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 29, 01:41 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Oct 29, 23:12 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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