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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 1970?

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On February 1, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were 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 February 1, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°57' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°54' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°13'11" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon5°52'37" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury17°12'48" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus14°03'24" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars5°36'34" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter5°26'33" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Saturn2°48'35" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus8°37'18" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune0°38'13" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Pluto27°05'50" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node13°37'03" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 1, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on February 1, 1970?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Aquarius, 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.

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