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Where Were the Planets on September 24, 1970?

Quick Answer

On September 24, 1970, the Sun was in Libra (1°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 24, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°33' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°32' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 24, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°01'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1970	Oct 23, 1970 into Scorpio
Moon	24°34'34" Cancer	Direct	Sep 22, 1970	Sep 24, 1970 into Leo
Mercury	14°16'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	14°26'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°31'34" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	6°45'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°16'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°39'43" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°39'40" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°22'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°10'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 24, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 24, 01:10 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Sep 24, 22:54 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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