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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1968?

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On April 2, 1968, the Sun was in Aries (12°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% 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 April 2, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°31' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1968
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°48'36" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon2°37'21" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury22°24'59" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus22°06'24" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars4°03'24" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter26°24'52" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn15°02'00" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus26°30'11" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Neptune26°11'57" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto20°59'00" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node19°05'48" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on April 2, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

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Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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