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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1968?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 1968, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°50' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°08'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1968	Nov 22, 1968 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°47'00" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 28, 1968	Oct 30, 1968 into Pisces
Mercury	17°02'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1968	Nov 8, 1968 into Scorpio
Venus	8°52'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1968	Nov 14, 1968 into Capricorn
Mars	22°48'56" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1968	Nov 9, 1968 into Libra
Jupiter	26°41'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	21°03'25" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	1°47'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	25°28'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°08'56" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°01'45" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 28, 1968

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 03:42 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 28, 12:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	5°10' Aquarius

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