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Where Were the Planets on September 30, 1970?

Quick Answer

On September 30, 1970, the Sun was in Libra (6°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 30, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°47' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 30, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°54'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1970	Oct 23, 1970 into Scorpio
Moon	5°44'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1970	Oct 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°17'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	18°25'10" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°20'07" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	7°57'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°02'07" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	9°02'23" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°48'30" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°35'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°51'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 30, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 30, 00:33 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 30, 14:32 UTC	New Moon in Libra	7°01' Libra

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