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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.

Jupiter squared Neptune. Inflated hopes and fuzzy facts. Be wary of anything that sounds too good.

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	Inflated hopes and fuzzy facts. Be wary of anything that sounds too good.

Born on April 19, 1968?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over.

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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