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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1970?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1970, the Sun was in Taurus (11°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Neptune entered Scorpio (moving retrograde), a sign change that comes around once every 165 years or so. The Sun met Saturn in Taurus. A sober checkpoint. Responsibilities come to the front and shortcuts fail. Venus trined Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°23' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°28' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°39'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1970	May 21, 1970 into Gemini
Moon	1°26'44" Aries	Direct	May 2, 1970	May 4, 1970 into Taurus
Mercury	21°47'17" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	5°39'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1970	May 22, 1970 into Cancer
Mars	9°22'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°43'29" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	12°03'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°20'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°00'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°58'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°51'06" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 2, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 06:00 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.
May 2, 09:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 2, 21:04 UTC	Neptune re-enters Scorpio (retrograde)	Leaves Sagittarius
May 2, 23:25 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	A sober checkpoint. Responsibilities come to the front and shortcuts fail.

Born on May 2, 1970?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun 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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