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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1968?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1968, the Sun was in Taurus (9°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°30' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°13'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1968	May 21, 1968 into Gemini
Moon	29°25'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 1968	Apr 29, 1968 into Gemini
Mercury	14°34'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1968	May 6, 1968 into Gemini
Venus	25°20'28" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1968	May 3, 1968 into Taurus
Mars	23°33'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 1968	May 8, 1968 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°55'03" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	18°23'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°33'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°35'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°25'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°40'01" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 29, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 13:10 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 29, 23:28 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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