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Where Were the Planets on January 22, 1968?

Quick Answer

On January 22, 1968, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°24' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°31'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1968	Feb 19, 1968 into Pisces
Moon	27°23'26" Libra	Direct	Jan 20, 1968	Jan 22, 1968 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°52'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1968	Feb 1, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	24°50'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1968	Jan 26, 1968 into Capricorn
Mars	10°11'46" Pisces	Direct	Jan 9, 1968	Feb 17, 1968 into Aries
Jupiter	4°19'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	7°21'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	29°03'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°09'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°39'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°51'23" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 22, 1968

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 22, 16:27 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 22, 19:38 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	1°51' Scorpio

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