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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 1970?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 1970, the Sun was in Cancer (29°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 22, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°13' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°15'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1970	Jul 23, 1970 into Leo
Moon	20°32'25" Pisces	Direct	Jul 21, 1970	Jul 23, 1970 into Aries
Mercury	15°33'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1970	Jul 31, 1970 into Virgo
Venus	11°20'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1970	Aug 8, 1970 into Libra
Mars	2°42'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1970	Sep 3, 1970 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°18'12" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°57'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°21'06" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°12'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°15'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°33'45" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 22, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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