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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1968?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1968, the Sun was in Gemini (10°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°19' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°37' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°04'46" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Moon	26°27'35" Cancer	Direct	May 29, 1968	May 31, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	0°46'20" Cancer	Direct	May 29, 1968	Jun 13, 1968 into Gemini
Venus	4°39'19" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Mars	15°55'43" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°06'09" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	21°56'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°04'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°44'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°10'21" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°58'20" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 31, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 18:53 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on May 31, 1968?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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