Across 1969, the sky delivered 13 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fell: an annular solar eclipse in Pisces on March 17, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Libra on April 2, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 27, an annular solar eclipse in Virgo on September 11, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aries on September 25. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Jan 20 to Feb 10; May 17 to Jun 10; Sep 16 to Oct 8). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 3. May saw two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1969
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Uranus Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Jupiter Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Chiron enters Aries
February 1969
- Venus enters Aries
- Vesta enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Leo
- Juno enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Neptune Retrograde
March 1969
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Pisces
- Venus Retrograde
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aries
- Jupiter Rx enters Virgo
April 1969
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Taurus
- New Moon in Aries
- True Node Rx enters Pisces
- Sun enters Taurus
- Vesta enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mars Retrograde
- Venus Direct
- Saturn enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Gemini
May 1969
- Pallas Retrograde
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Juno Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- New Moon in Taurus
- Mercury Retrograde
- Uranus Rx enters Virgo
- Sun enters Gemini
- Jupiter Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
June 1969
- Pluto Direct
- Ceres Retrograde
- Venus enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Uranus enters Libra
- Full Moon in Capricorn
July 1969
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Gemini
- Pallas Rx enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Mars Direct
- Chiron Retrograde
- New Moon in Cancer
- Jupiter enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Leo
- Sun enters Leo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
August 1969
- Venus enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Neptune Direct
- New Moon in Leo
- Pallas Direct
- Ceres Rx enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Saturn Retrograde
- Sun enters Virgo
- Juno Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
- Venus enters Leo
September 1969
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Vesta enters Leo
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- Ceres Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Virgo
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
October 1969
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury Rx enters Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
- New Moon in Libra
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Taurus
November 1969
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
December 1969
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Chiron Direct
- Mars enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Jupiter enters Scorpio
- Juno enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Vesta Retrograde
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Pluto Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra