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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1968?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1968, the Sun was in Taurus (26°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°02' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°49' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°37'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1968	May 21, 1968 into Gemini
Moon	4°59'53" Aquarius	Direct	May 17, 1968	May 19, 1968 into Pisces
Mercury	17°45'17" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1968	May 29, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	17°27'38" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1968	May 27, 1968 into Gemini
Mars	6°14'25" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°48'32" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	20°28'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°10'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	25°07'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°13'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°42'49" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 17, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 03:21 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 17, 16:53 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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