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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1968?

Quick Answer

On November 9, 1968, the Sun was in Scorpio (17°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mars moved from Virgo into Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 9, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°18' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°09'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1968	Nov 22, 1968 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°13'48" Cancer	Direct	Nov 9, 1968	Nov 11, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	1°33'52" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1968	Nov 27, 1968 into Sagittarius
Venus	23°27'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1968	Nov 14, 1968 into Capricorn
Mars	0°08'53" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1968	Dec 29, 1968 into Scorpio
Jupiter	28°53'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 15, 1968	Nov 15, 1968 into Libra
Saturn	20°12'01" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	2°25'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	25°54'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°28'37" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°23'38" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on November 9, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 9, 03:26 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Nov 9, 06:09 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on November 9, 1968?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mars and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, 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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