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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1968?

Quick Answer

On February 6, 1968, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°46'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1968	Feb 19, 1968 into Pisces
Moon	16°37'01" Taurus	Direct	Feb 5, 1968	Feb 7, 1968 into Gemini
Mercury	2°16'58" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Feb 1, 1968	Feb 11, 1968 into Aquarius
Venus	13°10'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1968	Feb 20, 1968 into Aquarius
Mars	21°49'13" Pisces	Direct	Jan 9, 1968	Feb 17, 1968 into Aries
Jupiter	2°40'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	8°36'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°43'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°24'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°23'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°03'43" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 6, 1968

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 6, 12:21 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	16°47' Taurus

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