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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1970?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1970, the Sun was in Libra (23°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°50' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°42'01" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1970	Oct 23, 1970 into Scorpio
Moon	29°00'47" Taurus	Direct	Oct 15, 1970	Oct 17, 1970 into Gemini
Mercury	16°46'57" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1970	Oct 25, 1970 into Scorpio
Venus	25°01'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°07'26" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1970	Oct 20, 1970 into Libra
Jupiter	11°30'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°04'33" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°06'27" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°18'04" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	28°12'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°57'20" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 17, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 13:43 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Oct 17, 15:14 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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