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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1970?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1970, the Sun was in Pisces (2°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°10' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°05' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°26'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1970	Mar 21, 1970 into Aries
Moon	4°07'35" Virgo	Direct	Feb 21, 1970	Feb 23, 1970 into Libra
Mercury	10°49'50" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 1970	Mar 5, 1970 into Pisces
Venus	9°07'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1970	Mar 10, 1970 into Aries
Mars	20°13'36" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°57'59" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	4°09'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°07'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°51'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°40'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°33'31" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 21, 1970

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 03:41 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Feb 21, 08:30 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo	2°23' Virgo

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