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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1968?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1968, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°39' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°27' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°29'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1967	Jan 20, 1968 into Aquarius
Moon	29°32'49" Virgo	Direct	Jan 18, 1968	Jan 20, 1968 into Libra
Mercury	13°38'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1968	Feb 1, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	22°24'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1968	Jan 26, 1968 into Capricorn
Mars	8°38'27" Pisces	Direct	Jan 9, 1968	Feb 17, 1968 into Aries
Jupiter	4°30'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	7°12'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	29°05'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°07'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°41'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°57'44" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 20, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 02:40 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jan 20, 12:47 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 20, 17:32 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Jan 20, 23:53 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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