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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1969?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1969, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°16' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°36'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1969	Jan 20, 1970 into Aquarius
Moon	10°13'27" Virgo	Direct	Dec 28, 1969	Dec 31, 1969 into Libra
Mercury	27°12'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 9, 1969	Jan 4, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	1°18'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1969	Jan 21, 1970 into Aquarius
Mars	10°22'17" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1969	Jan 24, 1970 into Aries
Jupiter	1°58'37" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°04'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°41'15" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°48'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°23'37" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°25'05" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 29, 1969

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 17:16 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine

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