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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1968?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1968, the Sun was in Taurus (12°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°07' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°08'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1968	May 21, 1968 into Gemini
Moon	5°05'20" Cancer	Direct	May 2, 1968	May 4, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	20°56'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1968	May 6, 1968 into Gemini
Venus	29°01'49" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1968	May 3, 1968 into Taurus
Mars	25°41'41" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 1968	May 8, 1968 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°00'03" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	18°45'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°28'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°31'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°23'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°30'29" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 2, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 01:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 2, 04:44 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 2, 05:37 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
May 2, 06:19 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
May 2, 22:51 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square

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