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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1968?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1968, the Sun was in Aries (15°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°24' Cancer at midnight UTC to 14°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°45'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1968	Apr 20, 1968 into Taurus
Moon	8°29'04" Cancer	Direct	Apr 4, 1968	Apr 7, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	27°22'08" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1968	Apr 7, 1968 into Aries
Venus	25°48'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1968	Apr 8, 1968 into Aries
Mars	6°15'14" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 1968	May 8, 1968 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°14'57" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	15°24'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	26°22'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°08'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°54'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°56'16" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 5, 1968

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 02:06 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Apr 5, 18:33 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Apr 5, 22:54 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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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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