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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1968?

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On October 3, 1968, the Sun was in Libra (10°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°08' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°20' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1968
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°20'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon4°46'48" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury1°15'04" ScorpioStationing direct into Libra
Venus8°20'15" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars7°20'22" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter21°38'36" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn23°01'04" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus0°18'04" LibraDirect into Virgo
Neptune24°39'44" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto23°19'35" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node9°21'11" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on October 3, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on October 3, 1968?

Mercury, Venus and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Libra Sun. Jupiter and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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