The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1968?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1968, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°59' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°08'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1967	Jan 20, 1968 into Aquarius
Moon	28°01'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1967	Jan 1, 1968 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°12'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1967	Jan 12, 1968 into Aquarius
Venus	29°28'11" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1967	Jan 1, 1968 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°49'41" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 1, 1967	Jan 9, 1968 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°40'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	6°07'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	29°12'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°39'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°51'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°58'06" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 1, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 06:49 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 1, 15:23 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 1, 22:37 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on January 1, 1968?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.