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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1970?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1970, the Sun was in Libra (8°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 2, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°01' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°52'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1970	Oct 23, 1970 into Scorpio
Moon	0°12'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1970	Oct 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°53'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 31, 1970	Oct 7, 1970 into Libra
Venus	19°35'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°36'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	8°21'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°56'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	9°09'58" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	28°51'38" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°40'02" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°44'59" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 2, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 11:35 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 2, 12:45 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Oct 2, 19:31 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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