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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1970?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°22' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°11'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1970	Feb 19, 1970 into Pisces
Moon	8°51'36" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 29, 1970	Feb 1, 1970 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°49'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	Feb 13, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	11°32'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1970	Feb 14, 1970 into Pisces
Mars	4°08'12" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°19'23" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°42'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°39'16" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°36'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°07'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°43'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 30, 1970

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 14:39 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	10°18' Scorpio

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