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Where Were the Planets on October 22, 1970?

Quick Answer

On October 22, 1970, the Sun was in Libra (28°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 22, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°53' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 22, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°40'09" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1970	Oct 23, 1970 into Scorpio
Moon	2°53'56" Leo	Direct	Oct 22, 1970	Oct 24, 1970 into Virgo
Mercury	25°21'16" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1970	Oct 25, 1970 into Scorpio
Venus	25°08'42" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°17'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1970	Dec 6, 1970 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°34'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°43'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°24'52" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°27'50" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	28°22'29" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°41'27" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 22, 1970

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 22, 02:48 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	28°17' Cancer
Oct 22, 06:12 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on October 22, 1970?

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

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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