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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1968?

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On March 5, 1968, the Sun was in Pisces (14°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°32' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°20' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1968
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°59'17" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon24°26'54" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury18°56'42" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus17°36'03" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars13°12'38" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter29°04'10" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn11°35'38" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus27°42'15" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Neptune26°30'43" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto21°43'10" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node20°34'46" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on March 5, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

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Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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