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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1970?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1970, the Sun was in Cancer (16°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°07' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°59' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°51'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1970	Jul 23, 1970 into Leo
Moon	21°02'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1970	Jul 10, 1970 into Libra
Mercury	19°55'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 30, 1970	Jul 14, 1970 into Leo
Venus	26°32'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1970	Jul 12, 1970 into Virgo
Mars	24°20'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1970	Jul 18, 1970 into Leo
Jupiter	26°27'19" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°54'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	4°58'39" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°22'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°59'27" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°15'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 9, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 10:03 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 9, 11:48 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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