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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1968?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1968, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°06' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°38'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1968	Feb 19, 1968 into Pisces
Moon	6°16'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1968	Jan 31, 1968 into Pisces
Mercury	26°52'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1968	Feb 1, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	3°22'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1968	Feb 20, 1968 into Aquarius
Mars	15°37'51" Pisces	Direct	Jan 9, 1968	Feb 17, 1968 into Aries
Jupiter	3°36'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	7°54'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°55'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°17'28" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°32'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°29'08" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 29, 1968

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 00:19 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 29, 01:05 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 29, 16:02 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 29, 16:29 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	8°50' Aquarius

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