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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1968?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1968, the Sun was in Pisces (26°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°15' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°57'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1968	Mar 20, 1968 into Aries
Moon	3°56'45" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 17, 1968	Mar 19, 1968 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°51'52" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 11, 1968	Mar 17, 1968 into Pisces
Venus	2°23'12" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1968	Apr 8, 1968 into Aries
Mars	22°13'03" Aries	Direct	Feb 17, 1968	Mar 27, 1968 into Taurus
Jupiter	27°43'01" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	13°02'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	27°11'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°25'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	21°23'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°56'38" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 17, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 05:32 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Mar 17, 14:45 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 17, 17:12 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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