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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1968?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1968, the Sun was in Virgo (24°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°38'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1968	Sep 22, 1968 into Libra
Moon	24°04'35" Cancer	Direct	Sep 15, 1968	Sep 17, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	20°45'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1968	Sep 28, 1968 into Scorpio
Venus	18°42'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 2, 1968	Sep 26, 1968 into Scorpio
Mars	27°18'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1968	Sep 21, 1968 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°13'20" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	24°08'59" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	29°17'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°15'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	22°44'45" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°12'01" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 17, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 02:06 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Sep 17, 23:25 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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