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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1970?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°51' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°48' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°24'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1970	Feb 19, 1970 into Pisces
Moon	4°51'01" Cancer	Direct	Feb 16, 1970	Feb 18, 1970 into Leo
Mercury	3°51'42" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 1970	Mar 5, 1970 into Pisces
Venus	2°52'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1970	Mar 10, 1970 into Aries
Mars	16°35'39" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°57'07" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	3°45'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°16'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°49'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°47'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°49'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 16, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 02:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Feb 16, 10:10 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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