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Where Were the Planets on June 5, 1970?

Quick Answer

On June 5, 1970, the Sun was in Gemini (14°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 5, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°32' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°01' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 5, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°24'23" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1970	Jun 21, 1970 into Cancer
Moon	0°49'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 5, 1970	Jun 7, 1970 into Leo
Mercury	20°26'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	16°39'29" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1970	Jun 16, 1970 into Leo
Mars	2°07'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1970	Jul 18, 1970 into Leo
Jupiter	26°32'55" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°19'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°40'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°06'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°40'42" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°03'05" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 5, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 5, 04:31 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jun 5, 10:25 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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