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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1968?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1968, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°53'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1968	Feb 19, 1968 into Pisces
Moon	25°39'45" Virgo	Direct	Feb 14, 1968	Feb 16, 1968 into Libra
Mercury	25°00'51" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 11, 1968	Mar 17, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	25°26'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1968	Feb 20, 1968 into Aquarius
Mars	29°30'44" Pisces	Direct	Jan 9, 1968	Feb 17, 1968 into Aries
Jupiter	1°23'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	9°35'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°24'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°29'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°10'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°31'57" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 16, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 02:39 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Feb 16, 19:21 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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