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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1970?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1970, the Sun was in Gemini (0°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°32' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 25°41' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°58'35" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1970	Jun 21, 1970 into Cancer
Moon	18°36'02" Sagittarius	Direct	May 21, 1970	May 23, 1970 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°12'08" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	29°53'02" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1970	May 22, 1970 into Cancer
Mars	22°49'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°33'17" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	14°36'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°50'38" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°28'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°43'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°47'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 22, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 14:18 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on May 22, 1970?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. Mercury and Saturn sat 1 degrees 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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