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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1970?

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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.

Mars met Pluto in Virgo. Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°42'01" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon29°00'47" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury16°46'57" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus25°01'09" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars28°07'26" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter11°30'16" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn21°04'33" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Uranus10°06'27" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune29°18'04" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto28°12'17" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node29°57'20" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 17, 1970

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus
Mars conjunct PlutoRaw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Born on October 17, 1970?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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