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Where Were the Planets on October 24, 1968?

Quick Answer

On October 24, 1968, the Sun was in Scorpio (1°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 24, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 24, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°08'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1968	Nov 22, 1968 into Sagittarius
Moon	7°07'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1968	Oct 26, 1968 into Capricorn
Mercury	15°42'32" Libra	Stationing direct	Oct 7, 1968	Nov 8, 1968 into Scorpio
Venus	4°00'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1968	Nov 14, 1968 into Capricorn
Mars	20°21'24" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1968	Nov 9, 1968 into Libra
Jupiter	25°55'21" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	21°21'51" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	1°33'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	25°20'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°01'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°14'28" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 24, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 24, 00:32 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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