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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1968?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1968, the Sun was in Aries (16°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°37' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°44'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1968	Apr 20, 1968 into Taurus
Moon	20°49'25" Cancer	Direct	Apr 4, 1968	Apr 7, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	29°04'05" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1968	Apr 7, 1968 into Aries
Venus	27°02'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1968	Apr 8, 1968 into Aries
Mars	6°59'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 1968	May 8, 1968 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°12'00" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	15°32'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	26°20'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	26°07'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°53'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°53'05" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 6, 1968

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 03:28 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	16°24' Cancer

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