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Where Were the Planets on November 20, 1970?

Quick Answer

On November 20, 1970, the Sun was in Scorpio (27°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 20, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°45' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°36' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 20, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°45'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1970	Nov 22, 1970 into Sagittarius
Moon	22°41'53" Leo	Direct	Nov 18, 1970	Nov 21, 1970 into Virgo
Mercury	11°18'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 13, 1970	Dec 3, 1970 into Capricorn
Venus	12°01'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°42'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1970	Dec 6, 1970 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°56'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°26'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	12°01'37" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°30'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°12'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°09'18" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 20, 1970

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 20, 23:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	28°13' Leo
Nov 20, 23:54 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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