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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1970?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1970, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°00' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°39'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1970	Nov 22, 1970 into Sagittarius
Moon	9°20'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 29, 1970	Nov 1, 1970 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°37'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 25, 1970	Nov 13, 1970 into Sagittarius
Venus	23°17'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°22'39" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1970	Dec 6, 1970 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°19'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°07'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°53'32" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°44'17" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	28°37'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°16'01" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 30, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 06:28 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	6°25' Scorpio

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