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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1970?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1970, the Sun was in Leo (8°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°49'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1970	Aug 23, 1970 into Virgo
Moon	0°37'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 1970	Aug 3, 1970 into Virgo
Mercury	1°55'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	22°27'43" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1970	Aug 8, 1970 into Libra
Mars	9°08'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1970	Sep 3, 1970 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°15'06" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	21°36'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	5°43'32" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°08'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°31'09" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°01'58" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 1, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 10:43 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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