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Where Were the Planets on April 27, 1968?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 1968, the Sun was in Taurus (7°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°49' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°40' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°16'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1968	May 21, 1968 into Gemini
Moon	5°45'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 1968	Apr 29, 1968 into Gemini
Mercury	10°16'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1968	May 6, 1968 into Gemini
Venus	22°52'52" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1968	May 3, 1968 into Taurus
Mars	22°08'19" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 1968	May 8, 1968 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°52'38" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	18°09'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°36'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°38'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°27'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°46'22" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 27, 1968

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 00:21 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 27, 15:21 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	7°25' Taurus

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