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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1970?

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On March 16, 1970, the Sun was in Pisces (25°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus opposed Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°29'16" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon13°22'20" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury18°47'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus7°48'23" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars6°44'02" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter5°02'15" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Saturn6°21'20" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus7°14'41" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune0°50'17" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto26°04'43" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node11°20'26" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 16, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus opposite UranusRestless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

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Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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