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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1968?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1968, the Sun was in Pisces (17°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°59'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1968	Mar 20, 1968 into Aries
Moon	0°19'46" Cancer	Direct	Mar 8, 1968	Mar 10, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	20°57'11" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 11, 1968	Mar 17, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	21°17'49" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 20, 1968	Mar 15, 1968 into Pisces
Mars	15°28'22" Aries	Direct	Feb 17, 1968	Mar 27, 1968 into Taurus
Jupiter	28°42'30" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	11°56'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	27°34'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°29'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	21°38'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°25'14" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 8, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 11:21 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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