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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1970?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1970, the Sun was in Taurus (0°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, 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 April 21, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°18' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°57'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1970	May 21, 1970 into Gemini
Moon	28°46'35" Libra	Direct	Apr 19, 1970	Apr 21, 1970 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°11'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	22°13'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1970	Apr 27, 1970 into Gemini
Mars	1°51'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°06'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	10°39'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°44'06" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°16'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°10'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°26'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 21, 1970

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 14:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 21, 15:14 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Apr 21, 16:21 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	1°08' Scorpio

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