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Where Were the Planets on February 26, 1970?

Quick Answer

On February 26, 1970, the Sun was in Pisces (7°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 26, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°04' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 26, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°28'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1970	Mar 21, 1970 into Aries
Moon	5°38'37" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 26, 1970	Feb 28, 1970 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°16'24" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 1970	Mar 5, 1970 into Pisces
Venus	15°22'24" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1970	Mar 10, 1970 into Aries
Mars	23°50'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°54'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	4°34'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	7°56'55" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°52'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°33'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°17'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 26, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 26, 01:23 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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