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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1970?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1970, the Sun was in Cancer (11°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°08'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1970	Jul 23, 1970 into Leo
Moon	9°35'13" Cancer	Direct	Jul 2, 1970	Jul 5, 1970 into Leo
Mercury	6°56'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 30, 1970	Jul 14, 1970 into Leo
Venus	19°36'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1970	Jul 12, 1970 into Virgo
Mars	20°26'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1970	Jul 18, 1970 into Leo
Jupiter	26°13'22" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°21'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°51'05" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°28'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°53'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°34'07" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 3, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 06:06 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Jul 3, 15:18 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	11°16' Cancer

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