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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1968?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1968, the Sun was in Taurus (3°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°11' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°35' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°23'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1968	May 21, 1968 into Gemini
Moon	17°25'18" Pisces	Direct	Apr 22, 1968	Apr 24, 1968 into Aries
Mercury	1°43'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1968	May 6, 1968 into Gemini
Venus	17°57'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1968	May 3, 1968 into Taurus
Mars	19°16'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 1968	May 8, 1968 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°50'01" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	17°39'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°43'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°44'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°31'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°59'04" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 23, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 05:32 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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