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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1970?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1970, the Sun was in Virgo (4°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°44' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°38' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°45'45" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon27°42'12" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury27°51'19" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus20°50'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars26°22'09" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter1°54'14" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn22°34'42" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus7°02'42" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune28°12'29" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto26°22'42" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node2°36'11" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 28, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on August 28, 1970?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Mercury and Pluto sat 1 degrees 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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