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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1968?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1968, the Sun was in Leo (23°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°39'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1968	Aug 23, 1968 into Virgo
Moon	28°05'57" Taurus	Direct	Aug 14, 1968	Aug 16, 1968 into Gemini
Mercury	2°45'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Libra
Venus	9°20'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1968	Sep 2, 1968 into Libra
Mars	6°57'21" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1968	Sep 21, 1968 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°20'06" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°28'29" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	27°22'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°47'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	21°36'26" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°53'42" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 16, 1968

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 02:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	23°16' Taurus
Aug 16, 15:17 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Aug 16, 15:51 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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