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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1968?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1968, the Sun was in Cancer (0°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun entered Cancer, and Cancer season began. Venus met Mars in Cancer. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. The Sun met Mars in Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°31' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°09'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 22, 1968 into Leo
Moon	11°37'34" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1968	Jun 23, 1968 into Gemini
Mercury	25°51'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 13, 1968	Jul 13, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	0°26'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 15, 1968 into Leo
Mars	0°11'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Aug 5, 1968 into Leo
Jupiter	0°51'38" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	23°45'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°14'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°14'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°17'31" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°51'37" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 21, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 01:16 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.
Jun 21, 03:20 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 21, 05:02 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 21, 08:13 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 15:49 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Energy runs high and patience runs short. Good for starting things, hard on waiting.
Jun 21, 21:17 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.

Born on June 21, 1968?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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