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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1968?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1968, the Sun was in Leo (9°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°42' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°16'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1968	Aug 23, 1968 into Virgo
Moon	5°42'12" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 1, 1968	Aug 3, 1968 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°34'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1968	Aug 15, 1968 into Virgo
Venus	20°52'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1968	Aug 8, 1968 into Virgo
Mars	27°16'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1968	Aug 5, 1968 into Leo
Jupiter	8°14'02" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°31'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	26°36'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°45'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	21°08'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°41'21" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 1, 1968

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 02:11 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 1, 18:34 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	9°32' Scorpio

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