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Where Were the Planets on September 24, 1968?

Quick Answer

On September 24, 1968, the Sun was in Libra (1°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 24, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°36' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 24, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°29'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1968	Oct 23, 1968 into Scorpio
Moon	28°24'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1968	Sep 24, 1968 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°22'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1968	Sep 28, 1968 into Scorpio
Venus	27°18'11" Libra	Direct	Sep 2, 1968	Sep 26, 1968 into Scorpio
Mars	1°42'35" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1968	Nov 9, 1968 into Libra
Jupiter	19°43'45" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	23°40'50" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	29°44'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	24°25'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°00'08" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°49'47" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 24, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 24, 14:38 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 24, 16:10 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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