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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1968?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1968, the Sun was in Cancer (24°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°11' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°56'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Jul 22, 1968 into Leo
Moon	26°14'37" Aries	Direct	Jul 15, 1968	Jul 17, 1968 into Taurus
Mercury	5°23'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1968	Jul 31, 1968 into Leo
Venus	2°24'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1968	Aug 8, 1968 into Virgo
Mars	17°28'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Aug 5, 1968 into Leo
Jupiter	5°18'20" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°11'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	25°57'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°50'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°44'46" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°29'01" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 17, 1968

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 09:11 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	24°50' Aries
Jul 17, 10:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 17, 18:22 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Jul 17, 19:30 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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