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Where Were the Planets on February 12, 1968?

Quick Answer

On February 12, 1968, the Sun was in Aquarius (22°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 12, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°04' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°16' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 12, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°50'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1968	Feb 19, 1968 into Pisces
Moon	0°38'34" Leo	Direct	Feb 12, 1968	Feb 14, 1968 into Virgo
Mercury	29°21'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 11, 1968	Mar 17, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	20°31'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1968	Feb 20, 1968 into Aquarius
Mars	26°26'32" Pisces	Direct	Jan 9, 1968	Feb 17, 1968 into Aries
Jupiter	1°55'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	9°11'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°32'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°27'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°16'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°44'39" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 12, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 12, 10:49 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Feb 12, 12:40 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine

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