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Where Were the Planets on February 29, 1968?

Quick Answer

On February 29, 1968, the Sun was in Pisces (9°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 29, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°50' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°23' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 29, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°58'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1968	Mar 20, 1968 into Aries
Moon	24°09'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Feb 29, 1968 into Aries
Mercury	17°09'56" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Feb 11, 1968	Mar 17, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	11°26'31" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 20, 1968	Mar 15, 1968 into Pisces
Mars	9°25'34" Aries	Direct	Feb 17, 1968	Mar 27, 1968 into Taurus
Jupiter	29°41'49" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	11°00'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	27°54'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°31'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	21°51'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°50'39" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 29, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 29, 02:50 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Feb 29, 23:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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