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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1968?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1968, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1968. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°25' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°16' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1968
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°53'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1968	Jan 20, 1969 into Aquarius
Moon	4°21'17" Gemini	Direct	Dec 31, 1968	Jan 2, 1969 into Cancer
Mercury	23°45'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1968	Jan 4, 1969 into Aquarius
Venus	25°05'29" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1968	Jan 4, 1969 into Pisces
Mars	0°53'57" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1968	Feb 25, 1969 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°25'34" Libra	Direct	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	18°47'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	3°58'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	27°45'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°06'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°38'25" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 31, 1968

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 03:10 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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