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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1968?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1968, the Sun was in Virgo (7°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°41' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°09'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1968	Sep 22, 1968 into Libra
Moon	0°47'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 30, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°37'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Libra
Venus	26°34'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1968	Sep 2, 1968 into Libra
Mars	15°54'41" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1968	Sep 21, 1968 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°19'39" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°05'02" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°10'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°55'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°05'26" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°09'13" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 30, 1968

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 08:17 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Aug 30, 10:40 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 30, 23:35 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	7°38' Sagittarius

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