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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1970?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1970, the Sun was in Taurus (15°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°50' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°07' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°32'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1970	May 21, 1970 into Gemini
Moon	26°31'29" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1970	May 6, 1970 into Gemini
Mercury	19°58'29" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	10°31'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1970	May 22, 1970 into Cancer
Mars	12°04'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°14'27" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	12°34'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°13'33" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°54'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°54'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°38'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 6, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 18:17 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on May 6, 1970?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Gemini, 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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