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Where Were the Planets on June 26, 1968?

Quick Answer

On June 26, 1968, the Sun was in Cancer (4°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 26, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°11' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 26, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°55'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 22, 1968 into Leo
Moon	11°16'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 1968	Jun 28, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	23°47'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 13, 1968	Jul 13, 1968 into Cancer
Venus	6°35'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 15, 1968 into Leo
Mars	3°32'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Aug 5, 1968 into Leo
Jupiter	1°38'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	24°06'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°20'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°09'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°21'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°35'44" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 26, 1968

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on June 26, 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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