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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1968?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1968, the Sun was in Virgo (9°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°05' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°16' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°05'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1968	Sep 22, 1968 into Libra
Moon	29°11'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 30, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°41'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1968	Sep 1, 1968 into Libra
Venus	29°02'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1968	Sep 2, 1968 into Libra
Mars	17°11'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1968	Sep 21, 1968 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°45'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	25°00'09" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	28°18'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	23°57'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°09'44" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°02'51" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 1, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 13:21 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Sep 1, 16:58 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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