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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1968?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1968, the Sun was in Cancer (2°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°19' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°10' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°03'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 22, 1968 into Leo
Moon	5°14'42" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 1968	Jun 25, 1968 into Cancer
Mercury	24°53'11" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 13, 1968	Jul 13, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	2°54'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 15, 1968 into Leo
Mars	1°32'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Aug 5, 1968 into Leo
Jupiter	1°10'00" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	23°53'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°16'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°12'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°18'56" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°45'16" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 23, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 01:21 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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