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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 1968?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 1968, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°28' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°22'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1968	Dec 21, 1968 into Capricorn
Moon	1°31'50" Taurus	Direct	Dec 1, 1968	Dec 3, 1968 into Gemini
Mercury	6°15'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1968	Dec 16, 1968 into Capricorn
Venus	19°57'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1968	Dec 9, 1968 into Aquarius
Mars	13°23'54" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1968	Dec 29, 1968 into Scorpio
Jupiter	2°22'11" Libra	Direct	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	19°03'27" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°20'40" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	26°44'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°55'01" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°13'44" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 1, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 08:57 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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