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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1970?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1970, the Sun was in Libra (26°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mars moved from Virgo into Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 14°39' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°40'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1970	Oct 23, 1970 into Scorpio
Moon	8°26'56" Cancer	Direct	Oct 19, 1970	Oct 22, 1970 into Leo
Mercury	21°56'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1970	Oct 25, 1970 into Scorpio
Venus	25°12'40" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°01'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1970	Dec 6, 1970 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°08'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°52'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°17'32" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°23'53" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	28°18'27" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°47'48" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 20, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 10:56 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on October 20, 1970?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Uranus were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mars and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, 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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