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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1968?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1968, the Sun was in Pisces (12°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°42' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°59'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1968	Mar 20, 1968 into Aries
Moon	0°46'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 3, 1968	Mar 5, 1968 into Gemini
Mercury	17°58'14" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 11, 1968	Mar 17, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	15°08'14" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 20, 1968	Mar 15, 1968 into Pisces
Mars	11°41'56" Aries	Direct	Feb 17, 1968	Mar 27, 1968 into Taurus
Jupiter	29°19'01" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	11°21'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	27°47'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°31'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	21°46'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°41'07" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 3, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 10:27 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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