The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1970?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1970, the Sun was in Leo (21°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 14, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°35' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°16'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1970	Aug 23, 1970 into Virgo
Moon	14°13'09" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 13, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°34'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	6°29'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1970	Sep 7, 1970 into Scorpio
Mars	17°26'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1970	Sep 3, 1970 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°49'47" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1970	Aug 15, 1970 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°13'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	6°18'39" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°07'20" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	25°54'27" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°20'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 14, 1970

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 14, 07:33 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

Born on August 14, 1970?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.