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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1969?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1969, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°15' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°44' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°22'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1969	Dec 22, 1969 into Capricorn
Moon	0°02'27" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Dec 18, 1969 into Taurus
Mercury	10°32'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 9, 1969	Jan 4, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	14°57'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1969	Dec 28, 1969 into Capricorn
Mars	0°40'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1969	Jan 24, 1970 into Aries
Jupiter	29°58'24" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1969	Dec 16, 1969 into Scorpio
Saturn	2°21'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°25'43" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°22'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°20'20" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°06'23" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 16, 1969

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 01:09 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	23°55' Pisces
Dec 16, 11:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 16, 15:53 UTC	Jupiter enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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