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Where Were the Planets on July 11, 1970?

Quick Answer

On July 11, 1970, the Sun was in Cancer (18°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 11, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 21°16' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 11, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°46'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1970	Jul 23, 1970 into Leo
Moon	15°06'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1970	Jul 12, 1970 into Scorpio
Mercury	24°09'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 30, 1970	Jul 14, 1970 into Leo
Venus	28°50'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1970	Jul 12, 1970 into Virgo
Mars	25°37'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1970	Jul 18, 1970 into Leo
Jupiter	26°33'21" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°04'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°01'35" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°20'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°01'39" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°08'42" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 11, 1970

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 11, 01:42 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Jul 11, 19:43 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	19°04' Libra
Jul 11, 22:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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