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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1970?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1970, the Sun was in Gemini (29°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°32' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°17' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°41'36" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1970	Jun 21, 1970 into Cancer
Moon	26°55'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 19, 1970	Jun 21, 1970 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°43'39" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1970	Jun 30, 1970 into Cancer
Venus	5°36'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1970	Jul 12, 1970 into Virgo
Mars	12°38'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1970	Jul 18, 1970 into Leo
Jupiter	26°04'34" Libra	Stationing direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°08'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°41'30" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°43'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°45'01" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°12'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on June 21, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 17:00 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jun 21, 19:42 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice

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