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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1970?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1970, the Sun was in Cancer (28°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°22' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 13°12' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°18'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1970	Jul 23, 1970 into Leo
Moon	5°49'43" Pisces	Direct	Jul 21, 1970	Jul 23, 1970 into Aries
Mercury	13°45'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1970	Jul 31, 1970 into Virgo
Venus	10°12'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1970	Aug 8, 1970 into Libra
Mars	2°04'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1970	Sep 3, 1970 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°13'20" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°53'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°19'05" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°13'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°14'18" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°36'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 21, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 02:36 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jul 21, 09:50 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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