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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1968?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1968, the Sun was in Libra (28°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°21' Libra at midnight UTC to 29°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°09'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1968	Oct 23, 1968 into Scorpio
Moon	22°37'06" Libra	Direct	Oct 19, 1968	Oct 22, 1968 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°36'41" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1968	Nov 8, 1968 into Scorpio
Venus	0°20'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1968	Nov 14, 1968 into Capricorn
Mars	18°30'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1968	Nov 9, 1968 into Libra
Jupiter	25°19'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	21°35'57" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	1°23'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	25°13'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	23°56'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°24'00" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 21, 1968

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 05:16 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 21, 21:44 UTC	New Moon in Libra	28°33' Libra

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