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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1969?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1969, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°50' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°57' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°29'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1969	Jan 20, 1970 into Aquarius
Moon	28°55'12" Gemini	Direct	Dec 21, 1969	Dec 23, 1969 into Cancer
Mercury	20°27'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 9, 1969	Jan 4, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	23°45'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1969	Dec 28, 1969 into Capricorn
Mars	5°53'41" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1969	Jan 24, 1970 into Aries
Jupiter	1°05'25" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°10'28" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°35'13" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°36'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°22'49" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°44'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 23, 1969

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 00:43 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 23, 14:08 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 23, 17:35 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	1°44' Cancer

Born on December 23, 1969?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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