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Where Were the Planets on April 19, 1968?

Quick Answer

On April 19, 1968, the Sun was in Aries (29°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 19, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°36' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°16' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 19, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°29'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1968	Apr 20, 1968 into Taurus
Moon	25°29'38" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 17, 1968	Apr 19, 1968 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°25'28" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1968	Apr 22, 1968 into Taurus
Venus	13°02'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1968	May 3, 1968 into Taurus
Mars	16°24'27" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 1968	May 8, 1968 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°50'22" Leo	Stationing direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	17°10'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°51'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°50'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°36'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°11'47" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 19, 1968

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 19, 19:35 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	29°47' Capricorn
Apr 19, 19:56 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 19, 21:02 UTC	Jupiter square Neptune	Exact square

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