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Where Were the Planets on September 22, 1970?

Quick Answer

On September 22, 1970, the Sun was in Virgo (29°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 22, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°52' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 22, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°03'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1970	Sep 23, 1970 into Libra
Moon	0°10'00" Cancer	Direct	Sep 22, 1970	Sep 24, 1970 into Leo
Mercury	13°47'37" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	12°58'37" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°15'23" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	6°22'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°20'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°32'12" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°36'56" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°17'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°16'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 22, 1970

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 22, 00:46 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Sep 22, 09:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	28°58' Gemini
Sep 22, 11:40 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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