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Where Were the Planets on July 27, 1968?

Quick Answer

On July 27, 1968, the Sun was in Leo (4°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°48' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°48' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 27, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°29'41" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1968	Aug 23, 1968 into Virgo
Moon	28°17'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1968	Jul 27, 1968 into Virgo
Mercury	22°24'36" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1968	Jul 31, 1968 into Leo
Venus	14°43'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1968	Aug 8, 1968 into Virgo
Mars	24°00'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Aug 5, 1968 into Leo
Jupiter	7°14'06" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°27'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	26°22'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°46'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°59'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°57'14" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 27, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 27, 03:11 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jul 27, 15:09 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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