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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1970?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1970, the Sun was in Pisces (14°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°49' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°44' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°30'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1970	Mar 21, 1970 into Aries
Moon	13°16'17" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1970	Mar 6, 1970 into Pisces
Mercury	29°26'04" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 1970	Mar 5, 1970 into Pisces
Venus	24°06'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1970	Mar 10, 1970 into Aries
Mars	28°52'50" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°40'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	5°13'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	7°41'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°53'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°22'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°55'23" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 5, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 20:10 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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