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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1970?

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On August 22, 1970, the Sun was in Leo (28°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars squared Saturn. Stop-and-go energy. Blocked plans, frustration, and accidents from haste.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°21' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°56' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°58'25" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon12°12'24" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury25°23'01" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus14°48'34" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars22°32'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter0°58'17" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn22°28'11" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus6°43'07" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune28°09'30" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto26°10'15" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node2°55'15" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 22, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars square SaturnStop-and-go energy. Blocked plans, frustration, and accidents from haste.

Born on August 22, 1970?

Mercury and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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.

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