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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1970?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1970, the Sun was in Virgo (7°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°15' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°02' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°39'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1970	Sep 23, 1970 into Libra
Moon	3°08'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 31, 1970	Sep 2, 1970 into Libra
Mercury	27°56'28" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	23°46'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1970	Sep 7, 1970 into Scorpio
Mars	28°16'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1970	Sep 3, 1970 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°23'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°36'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	7°12'50" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°14'25" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	26°29'05" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°26'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 31, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 05:35 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 31, 10:31 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square
Aug 31, 21:54 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Virgo	8°03' Virgo

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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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