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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1970?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1970, the Sun was in Taurus (14°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°15' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°34'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1970	May 21, 1970 into Gemini
Moon	13°04'44" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1970	May 6, 1970 into Gemini
Mercury	20°30'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	9°18'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1970	May 22, 1970 into Cancer
Mars	11°24'08" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°21'37" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	12°27'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°15'21" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°55'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°55'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°41'34" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 5, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 14:51 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	14°41' Taurus

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