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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1969?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1969, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°38'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1969	Jan 20, 1970 into Aquarius
Moon	4°28'07" Libra	Direct	Dec 31, 1969	Jan 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°43'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 9, 1969	Jan 4, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	3°49'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1969	Jan 21, 1970 into Aquarius
Mars	11°51'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1969	Jan 24, 1970 into Aries
Jupiter	2°15'24" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°03'54" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°42'49" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°51'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°23'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°18'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 31, 1969

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 03:17 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 31, 22:52 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	10°06' Libra

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