The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1968?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1968, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°26'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1968	Dec 21, 1968 into Capricorn
Moon	1°07'42" Cancer	Direct	Dec 6, 1968	Dec 8, 1968 into Leo
Mercury	14°06'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1968	Dec 16, 1968 into Capricorn
Venus	25°54'53" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1968	Dec 9, 1968 into Aquarius
Mars	16°21'59" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1968	Dec 29, 1968 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°01'49" Libra	Direct	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	18°54'02" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°30'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	26°55'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°59'00" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°57'51" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 6, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 09:43 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on December 6, 1968?

Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Sagittarius Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.