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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1970?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1970, the Sun was in Aries (2°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 13°30' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°26'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1970	Apr 20, 1970 into Taurus
Moon	7°15'28" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 1970	Mar 25, 1970 into Scorpio
Mercury	2°18'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 1970	Apr 6, 1970 into Taurus
Venus	16°29'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1970	Apr 3, 1970 into Taurus
Mars	11°41'16" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1970	Apr 18, 1970 into Gemini
Jupiter	4°27'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	7°07'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	6°56'45" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°46'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°53'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°58'12" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 23, 1970

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 01:53 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	2°01' Libra
Mar 23, 14:59 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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