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Where Were the Planets on February 22, 1970?

Quick Answer

On February 22, 1970, the Sun was in Pisces (3°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 22, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°06' Virgo at midnight UTC to 22°08' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 22, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°27'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1970	Mar 21, 1970 into Aries
Moon	16°06'50" Virgo	Direct	Feb 21, 1970	Feb 23, 1970 into Libra
Mercury	12°16'58" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 1970	Mar 5, 1970 into Pisces
Venus	10°22'28" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1970	Mar 10, 1970 into Aries
Mars	20°57'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°57'35" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	4°14'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°05'05" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°51'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°39'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°30'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 22, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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