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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1970?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1970, the Sun was in Pisces (10°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°38' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 22°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°29'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1970	Mar 21, 1970 into Aries
Moon	15°29'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1970	Mar 2, 1970 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°57'04" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 1970	Mar 5, 1970 into Pisces
Venus	19°07'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1970	Mar 10, 1970 into Aries
Mars	26°00'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°49'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	4°51'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	7°50'27" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°53'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°28'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°08'05" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 1, 1970

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 02:33 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	10°06' Sagittarius

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