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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1968?

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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.

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 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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun19°13'08" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon25°51'01" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury26°05'07" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Venus19°20'59" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars12°56'17" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter23°30'59" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn22°18'50" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus0°51'23" LibraDirect into Virgo
Neptune24°56'06" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto23°38'20" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node8°52'35" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on October 12, 1968

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on October 12, 1968?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Jupiter and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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