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Where Were the Planets on June 22, 1968?

Quick Answer

On June 22, 1968, the Sun was in Cancer (1°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 22, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°31' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°19' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 22, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°06'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 22, 1968 into Leo
Moon	23°25'22" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1968	Jun 23, 1968 into Gemini
Mercury	25°21'19" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 13, 1968	Jul 13, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	1°40'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 15, 1968 into Leo
Mars	0°52'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Aug 5, 1968 into Leo
Jupiter	1°00'46" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	23°49'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°15'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°13'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°18'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°48'26" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 22, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 22, 09:15 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jun 22, 16:38 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Jun 22, 18:44 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

Born on June 22, 1968?

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