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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1968?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1968, the Sun was in Taurus (21°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°32' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 28°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°48'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1968	May 21, 1968 into Gemini
Moon	21°09'55" Scorpio	Direct	May 11, 1968	May 13, 1968 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°05'28" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1968	May 29, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	11°19'08" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1968	May 27, 1968 into Gemini
Mars	2°44'42" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°28'10" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	19°55'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°15'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°15'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°15'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°58'42" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 12, 1968

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 04:19 UTC	Uranus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
May 12, 13:05 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	21°51' Scorpio

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