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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 1970?

Quick Answer

On September 5, 1970, the Sun was in Virgo (12°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 5, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°58' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°20' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°30'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1970	Sep 23, 1970 into Libra
Moon	3°08'10" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 5, 1970	Sep 7, 1970 into Sagittarius
Mercury	26°03'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	28°32'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1970	Sep 7, 1970 into Scorpio
Mars	1°27'32" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	3°14'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°37'23" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	7°30'09" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°18'15" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	26°39'54" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°10'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 5, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 05:54 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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