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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1970?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1970, the Sun was in Taurus (26°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 17°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°09'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1970	May 21, 1970 into Gemini
Moon	11°22'42" Libra	Direct	May 16, 1970	May 18, 1970 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°02'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	23°51'22" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1970	May 22, 1970 into Cancer
Mars	19°29'17" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°01'45" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	13°59'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°56'34" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°36'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°46'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°03'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 14:44 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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