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Where Were the Planets on June 25, 1968?

Quick Answer

On June 25, 1968, the Sun was in Cancer (3°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 4°23' Cancer. Mercury sextiled Saturn while Mercury was retrograde. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 25, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°07' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°10' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 25, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°58'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 22, 1968 into Leo
Moon	29°08'19" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 1968	Jun 25, 1968 into Cancer
Mercury	24°05'43" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 13, 1968	Jul 13, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	5°21'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 15, 1968 into Leo
Mars	2°52'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Aug 5, 1968 into Leo
Jupiter	1°28'47" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	24°02'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°18'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°10'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°20'27" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°38'55" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 25, 1968

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 25, 13:42 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 25, 15:23 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Jun 25, 22:25 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	4°23' Cancer

Born on June 25, 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 1 degrees 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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