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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1970?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1970, the Sun was in Pisces (17°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°37' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°17' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°30'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1970	Mar 21, 1970 into Aries
Moon	28°00'17" Pisces	Direct	Mar 6, 1970	Mar 8, 1970 into Aries
Mercury	4°29'10" Pisces	Direct	Mar 5, 1970	Mar 22, 1970 into Aries
Venus	27°51'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1970	Mar 10, 1970 into Aries
Mars	1°01'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1970	Apr 18, 1970 into Gemini
Jupiter	5°32'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	5°31'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	7°34'22" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°52'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°17'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°45'51" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 8, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 14:26 UTC	Jupiter opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Mar 8, 15:15 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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