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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1970?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1970, the Sun was in Virgo (24°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°11' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°46' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°10'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1970	Sep 23, 1970 into Libra
Moon	22°32'03" Aries	Direct	Sep 15, 1970	Sep 18, 1970 into Taurus
Mercury	15°21'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	9°04'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°04'55" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	5°24'47" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°28'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°13'34" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°30'34" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°06'31" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°32'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 17, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 13:19 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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