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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1970?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°15' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°29' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°16'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1970	Feb 19, 1970 into Pisces
Moon	4°52'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 5, 1970	Feb 7, 1970 into Pisces
Mercury	20°46'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	Feb 13, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	19°04'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1970	Feb 14, 1970 into Pisces
Mars	8°33'00" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°38'45" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	3°01'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°32'43" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°41'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°01'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°24'21" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 5, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 04:19 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 5, 11:51 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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