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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1968?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1968, the Sun was in Pisces (1°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°31' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°35' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°55'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1968	Mar 20, 1968 into Aries
Moon	6°34'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 21, 1968	Feb 23, 1968 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°52'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 11, 1968	Mar 17, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	1°35'35" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 20, 1968	Mar 15, 1968 into Pisces
Mars	3°20'13" Aries	Direct	Feb 17, 1968	Mar 27, 1968 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°44'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1967	Feb 27, 1968 into Leo
Saturn	10°07'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°13'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°30'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°03'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°16'04" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 21, 1968

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 00:47 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 21, 03:28 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	1°34' Sagittarius

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