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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1968?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1968, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°57' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°53'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1968	Feb 19, 1968 into Pisces
Moon	9°50'55" Libra	Direct	Feb 16, 1968	Feb 18, 1968 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°52'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 11, 1968	Mar 17, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	26°40'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1968	Feb 20, 1968 into Aquarius
Mars	0°16'42" Aries	Direct	Feb 17, 1968	Mar 27, 1968 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°16'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	9°42'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°22'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°29'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°09'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°28'46" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 17, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 03:16 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 17, 08:33 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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