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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1970?

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On May 23, 1970, the Sun was in Gemini (1°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). 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 23, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°42' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°00' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun1°56'14" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon2°51'05" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury13°15'23" TaurusStationing retrograde into Gemini
Venus1°05'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars23°29'56" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter27°27'59" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn14°44'17" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus4°49'36" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune29°27'07" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto24°43'16" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node7°44'23" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 23, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

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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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