Every month of 1969 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1969 has 365 days, starts on a Wednesday, is not a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Wednesday 1 January 1969 to Wednesday 31 December 1969. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1969, one of which falls at a weekend and is kept on a different day. Worth knowing: there are 2 headline eclipses, starting with the annular solar eclipse on Tuesday 18 March 1969.
Since 1969 ended
20,673days
The 1969 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
1
1New Year's Day
22 January
3
4
5
2
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
3
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
4
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
5
27Australia Day
28
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
6
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
7
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
8
17
18
19
20
21
22Washington's Birthday
23
9
24
25
26
27
28
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
10
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
12
17St Patrick's Day
18
19
20
21
22
23
13
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
14
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
14
1
2
3
4Good Friday
5Easter Saturday
6
15
7Easter Monday
8
9
10
11
12
13
16
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
17
21
22
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
18
28
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
4
19
5May Day
6
7
8
9
10
11
20
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
21
19Victoria Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
22
26Whit Monday
27
28
29
30Memorial Day
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
23
2June Bank Holiday
3
4
5
6
7
8
24
9Queen's Birthday
10
11
12
13
14
15
25
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
26
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
27
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
27
1Canada Day
2
3
4Independence Day
5
6
28
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
29
14Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
15
16
17
18
19
20
30
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
31
28
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
32
4Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
5
6
7
8
9
10
33
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
34
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
35
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
36
1Labor Day, Labour Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
37
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
38
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
39
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
40
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
5
41
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
42
13Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
14
15
16
17
18
19
43
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
44
27October Bank Holiday
28
29
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
45
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
46
10
11Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
14
15
16
47
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
48
24
25
26
27Thanksgiving Day
28
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
50
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
51
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
52
22
23
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
1
29
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1969 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1969
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1969
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
22 February 1969
Saturday
Washington's Birthday
On the day
30 May 1969
Friday
Memorial Day (Kept as Decoration Day on a fixed 30 May until 1970.)
On the day
4 July 1969
Friday
Independence Day
On the day
1 September 1969
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
12 October 1969
Sunday
Columbus Day
Monday 13 October 1969
11 November 1969
Tuesday
Veterans Day
On the day
27 November 1969
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1969
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
4 April 1969
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
7 April 1969
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
26 May 1969
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
4 August 1969
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1969
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1969
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1969
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 1969
Thursday
2 January
On the day
4 April 1969
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
26 May 1969
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
4 August 1969
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1969
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1969
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
17 March 1969
Monday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
4 April 1969
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
7 April 1969
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
26 May 1969
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
12 July 1969
Saturday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
Monday 14 July 1969
4 August 1969
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1969
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1969
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1969
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1969
Monday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
7 April 1969
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
5 May 1969
Monday
May Day
On the day
2 June 1969
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
4 August 1969
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
27 October 1969
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1969
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1969
Friday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1969
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
4 April 1969
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
19 May 1969
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1969
Tuesday
Canada Day
On the day
1 September 1969
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
13 October 1969
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1969
Tuesday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1969
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1969
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1969
Wednesday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 1969
Sunday
Australia Day
Monday 27 January 1969
4 April 1969
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
5 April 1969
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
7 April 1969
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1969
Friday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
9 June 1969
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1969
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1969
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1969
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1969.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
18 March 1969
04:54
Annular solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 14.8°S 116.3°E, 99% of the Sun covered there.
20 March 1969
19:08
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
2 April 1969
18:32
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
21 June 1969
13:54
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
27 August 1969
10:47
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
11 September 1969
19:58
Annular solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 15.6°N 114.1°W, 94% of the Sun covered there.
23 September 1969
05:06
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
25 September 1969
20:09
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
22 December 1969
00:43
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
3 January 1969
18:28
Wolf Moon
2 February 1969
12:56
Snow Moon
4 March 1969
05:17
Worm Moon
2 April 1969
18:45
Pink Moon
2 May 1969
05:13
Flower Moon
31 May 1969
13:18
Blue Moon
The second full moon in May.
29 June 1969
20:04
Strawberry Moon
29 July 1969
02:45
Buck Moon
27 August 1969
10:32
Sturgeon Moon
25 September 1969
20:21
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
25 October 1969
08:44
Hunter's Moon
23 November 1969
23:54
Beaver Moon
23 December 1969
17:35
Cold Moon
All 50 moon phases in 1969
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
3 January 1969
18:28
Full Moon
11 January 1969
14:00
Last Quarter
18 January 1969
04:59
New Moon
25 January 1969
08:23
First Quarter
2 February 1969
12:56
Full Moon
10 February 1969
00:08
Last Quarter
16 February 1969
16:25
New Moon
24 February 1969
04:30
First Quarter
4 March 1969
05:17
Full Moon
11 March 1969
07:44
Last Quarter
18 March 1969
04:51
New Moon
26 March 1969
00:48
First Quarter
2 April 1969
18:45
Full Moon
9 April 1969
13:58
Last Quarter
16 April 1969
18:16
New Moon
24 April 1969
19:45
First Quarter
2 May 1969
05:13
Full Moon
8 May 1969
20:12
Last Quarter
16 May 1969
08:26
New Moon
24 May 1969
12:15
First Quarter
31 May 1969
13:18
Full Moon
7 June 1969
03:39
Last Quarter
14 June 1969
23:09
New Moon
23 June 1969
01:44
First Quarter
29 June 1969
20:04
Full Moon
6 July 1969
13:17
Last Quarter
14 July 1969
14:12
New Moon
22 July 1969
12:10
First Quarter
29 July 1969
02:45
Full Moon
5 August 1969
01:39
Last Quarter
13 August 1969
05:17
New Moon
20 August 1969
20:03
First Quarter
27 August 1969
10:32
Full Moon
3 September 1969
16:58
Last Quarter
11 September 1969
19:56
New Moon
19 September 1969
02:25
First Quarter
25 September 1969
20:21
Full Moon
3 October 1969
11:05
Last Quarter
11 October 1969
09:39
New Moon
18 October 1969
08:32
First Quarter
25 October 1969
08:44
Full Moon
2 November 1969
07:14
Last Quarter
9 November 1969
22:11
New Moon
16 November 1969
15:45
First Quarter
23 November 1969
23:54
Full Moon
2 December 1969
03:51
Last Quarter
9 December 1969
09:42
New Moon
16 December 1969
01:09
First Quarter
23 December 1969
17:35
Full Moon
31 December 1969
22:52
Last Quarter
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1969.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1969
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
100%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 April 1969
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
32%
Mostly dark
6 May 1969
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
72%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
30 July 1969
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
95%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 August 1969
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
0%
Dark sky, near new moon
8 October 1969
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
7%
Dark sky, near new moon
21 October 1969
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
86%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
5 November 1969
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
18%
Mostly dark
12 November 1969
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
12%
Dark sky, near new moon
17 November 1969
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
64%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
14 December 1969
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
38%
Mostly dark
22 December 1969
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
99%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
About the year 1969
1969 at a glance
Days
365
Leap year
No
1 January
Wednesday
31 December
Wednesday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
104
1969 is not a leap year, so February has 28 days.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1969 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.