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Where Were the Planets on September 15, 1970?

Quick Answer

On September 15, 1970, the Sun was in Virgo (22°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 15, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°09' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°15' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 15, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°13'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1970	Sep 23, 1970 into Libra
Moon	22°43'30" Pisces	Direct	Sep 13, 1970	Sep 15, 1970 into Aries
Mercury	16°55'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	7°25'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°48'44" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	5°02'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°31'03" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°06'11" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°28'14" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°02'03" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°39'00" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 15, 1970

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 15, 11:09 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	22°12' Pisces
Sep 15, 18:59 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Sep 15, 23:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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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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