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Where Were the Planets on June 12, 1970?

Quick Answer

On June 12, 1970, the Sun was in Gemini (21°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 12, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°46' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 12, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°06'09" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1970	Jun 21, 1970 into Cancer
Moon	24°44'06" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1970	Jun 12, 1970 into Libra
Mercury	28°34'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1970	Jun 13, 1970 into Gemini
Venus	24°58'52" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1970	Jun 16, 1970 into Leo
Mars	6°44'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1970	Jul 18, 1970 into Leo
Jupiter	26°14'54" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°08'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°39'17" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°55'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°41'35" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°40'50" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 12, 1970

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 12, 04:07 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	20°47' Virgo
Jun 12, 06:09 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jun 12, 18:02 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jun 12, 22:27 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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