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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1968?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1968, the Sun was in Virgo (0°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°23'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1968	Sep 22, 1968 into Libra
Moon	24°19'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 21, 1968	Aug 23, 1968 into Virgo
Mercury	15°15'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Libra
Venus	17°57'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1968	Sep 2, 1968 into Libra
Mars	11°26'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1968	Sep 21, 1968 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°49'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°19'11" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	27°46'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°50'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	21°50'40" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°31'27" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 23, 1968

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 02:03 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 22:20 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 23:57 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	0°53' Virgo

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