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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1970?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1970, the Sun was in Gemini (25°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°09' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°52'37" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1970	Jun 21, 1970 into Cancer
Moon	29°02'47" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 15, 1970	Jun 17, 1970 into Sagittarius
Mercury	5°56'56" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1970	Jun 30, 1970 into Cancer
Venus	0°53'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1970	Jul 12, 1970 into Virgo
Mars	10°01'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1970	Jul 18, 1970 into Leo
Jupiter	26°07'22" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°41'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°39'59" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°48'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°43'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°24'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 17, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 13:38 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jun 17, 18:04 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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