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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1968?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1968, the Sun was in Virgo (8°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°52' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 22°04' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°07'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1968	Sep 22, 1968 into Libra
Moon	14°59'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 30, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Capricorn
Mercury	28°10'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Libra
Venus	27°48'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1968	Sep 2, 1968 into Libra
Mars	16°32'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1968	Sep 21, 1968 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°32'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°02'38" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°14'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°56'28" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°07'35" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°06'02" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 31, 1968

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 13:09 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Aug 31, 20:47 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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