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Where Were the Planets on October 15, 1970?

Quick Answer

On October 15, 1970, the Sun was in Libra (21°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 15, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°18' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 15, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°43'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1970	Oct 23, 1970 into Scorpio
Moon	0°36'40" Taurus	Direct	Oct 15, 1970	Oct 17, 1970 into Gemini
Mercury	13°18'40" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1970	Oct 25, 1970 into Scorpio
Venus	24°42'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	26°51'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	11°04'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°12'28" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	9°59'00" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°14'17" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	28°08'07" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°03'41" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 15, 1970

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 15, 10:59 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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