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Where Were the Planets on December 11, 1968?

Quick Answer

On December 11, 1968, the Sun was in Sagittarius (19°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 11, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°21' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 11, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°31'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1968	Dec 21, 1968 into Capricorn
Moon	1°33'52" Virgo	Direct	Dec 11, 1968	Dec 13, 1968 into Libra
Mercury	21°57'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1968	Dec 16, 1968 into Capricorn
Venus	1°50'24" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1968	Jan 4, 1969 into Pisces
Mars	19°19'02" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1968	Dec 29, 1968 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°38'08" Libra	Direct	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	18°47'13" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°38'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°06'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°02'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°41'57" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 11, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 11, 00:26 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Dec 11, 08:59 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 11, 14:19 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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