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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1970?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1970, the Sun was in Taurus (7°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°46'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1970	May 21, 1970 into Gemini
Moon	4°52'23" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 28, 1970	Apr 30, 1970 into Pisces
Mercury	22°29'12" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	0°47'09" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1970	May 22, 1970 into Cancer
Mars	6°38'47" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°13'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	11°33'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°28'56" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°06'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°02'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°03'49" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 28, 1970

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 03:42 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 28, 17:18 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	8°00' Aquarius

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