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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 1968?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 1968, the Sun was in Taurus (22°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 13, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°47' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°46'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1968	May 21, 1968 into Gemini
Moon	6°25'41" Sagittarius	Direct	May 13, 1968	May 15, 1968 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°44'22" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1968	May 29, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	12°32'50" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1968	May 27, 1968 into Gemini
Mars	3°26'44" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°31'54" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	20°01'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°14'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°13'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°15'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°55'32" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 13, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 13, 01:53 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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