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Where Were the Planets on June 18, 1968?

Quick Answer

On June 18, 1968, the Sun was in Gemini (27°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 18, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°34' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 18, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°17'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Moon	5°43'56" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1968	Jun 20, 1968 into Taurus
Mercury	27°31'41" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 13, 1968	Jul 13, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	26°45'29" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Mars	28°10'30" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1968	Jun 21, 1968 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°24'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	23°31'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°11'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°18'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°15'39" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°01'09" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 18, 1968

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 18, 00:49 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jun 18, 15:47 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jun 18, 22:16 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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