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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1968?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1968, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°01' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°37'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1968	Dec 21, 1968 into Capricorn
Moon	23°26'58" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 15, 1968	Dec 17, 1968 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°26'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1968	Jan 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Venus	8°54'01" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1968	Jan 4, 1969 into Pisces
Mars	22°49'55" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1968	Dec 29, 1968 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°17'00" Libra	Direct	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	18°42'34" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°46'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°18'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°04'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°22'54" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 17, 1968

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 22:27 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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