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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1970?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1970, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°13' Pisces at midnight UTC to 15°17' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°56'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1970	Dec 22, 1970 into Capricorn
Moon	8°15'49" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1970	Dec 7, 1970 into Aries
Mercury	2°45'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 1970	Jan 2, 1971 into Sagittarius
Venus	10°10'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°14'39" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1970	Dec 6, 1970 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°11'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°18'37" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	12°41'07" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°04'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°29'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°21'39" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 5, 1970

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 05:39 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Dec 5, 20:36 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	13°18' Pisces

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