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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1970?

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On May 31, 1970, the Sun was in Gemini (9°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% 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 31, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°39' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°12' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°36'56" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon25°27'25" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury16°20'21" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus10°41'06" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars28°49'03" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter26°50'55" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn15°43'23" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus4°43'00" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune29°14'13" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto24°41'03" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node7°18'58" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 31, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on May 31, 1970?

Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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