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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1968?

Quick Answer

On October 12, 1968, the Sun was in Libra (19°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°55' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°46' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°13'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1968	Oct 23, 1968 into Scorpio
Moon	25°51'01" Gemini	Direct	Oct 10, 1968	Oct 12, 1968 into Cancer
Mercury	26°05'07" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1968	Nov 8, 1968 into Scorpio
Venus	19°20'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 26, 1968	Oct 21, 1968 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°56'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1968	Nov 9, 1968 into Libra
Jupiter	23°30'59" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	22°18'50" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	0°51'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	24°56'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°38'20" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°52'35" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 12, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 20:23 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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