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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1968?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1968, the Sun was in Libra (13°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°06' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°38' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°17'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1968	Oct 23, 1968 into Scorpio
Moon	13°24'11" Aries	Direct	Oct 5, 1968	Oct 7, 1968 into Taurus
Mercury	0°41'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	Oct 7, 1968 into Libra
Venus	12°00'38" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 26, 1968	Oct 21, 1968 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°12'32" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1968	Nov 9, 1968 into Libra
Jupiter	22°16'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	22°47'10" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	0°29'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	24°45'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°25'55" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°11'39" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 6, 1968

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 11:41 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries	13°14' Aries

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