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Where Were the Planets on June 9, 1968?

Quick Answer

On June 9, 1968, the Sun was in Gemini (18°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 9, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°59' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°08' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 9, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°41'34" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Moon	29°33'19" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 7, 1968	Jun 9, 1968 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°37'51" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1968	Jun 13, 1968 into Gemini
Venus	15°42'21" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Mars	22°04'48" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°10'34" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1968	Jun 15, 1968 into Virgo
Saturn	22°46'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°05'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°31'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°11'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°29'45" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 9, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 9, 12:42 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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