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Where Were the Planets on November 3, 1970?

Quick Answer

On November 3, 1970, the Sun was in Scorpio (10°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 3, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°12' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°43' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 3, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°39'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1970	Nov 22, 1970 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°56'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 3, 1970	Nov 5, 1970 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°03'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 25, 1970	Nov 13, 1970 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°29'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°55'04" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1970	Dec 6, 1970 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°12'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°48'40" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	11°07'25" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°52'49" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1970	Nov 6, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	28°45'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°03'19" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 3, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 3, 08:32 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Nov 3, 14:23 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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