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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 1968?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 1968, the Sun was in Aries (23°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 13, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°17' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°37'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1968	Apr 20, 1968 into Taurus
Moon	27°47'21" Libra	Direct	Apr 11, 1968	Apr 13, 1968 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°39'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1968	Apr 22, 1968 into Taurus
Venus	5°39'10" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1968	May 3, 1968 into Taurus
Mars	12°04'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 1968	May 8, 1968 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°56'28" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	16°25'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	26°04'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°58'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°43'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°30'51" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 13, 1968

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 13, 04:47 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra	23°16' Libra
Apr 13, 15:31 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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