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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1970?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°56'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1970	Jun 21, 1970 into Cancer
Moon	2°51'05" Capricorn	Direct	May 23, 1970	May 25, 1970 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°15'23" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	1°05'14" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1970	Jun 16, 1970 into Leo
Mars	23°29'56" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1970	Jun 2, 1970 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°27'59" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	14°44'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°49'36" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°27'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°43'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°44'23" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 23, 1970

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 07:12 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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