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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1970?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1970, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°18' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°22' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°57'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1970	Dec 22, 1970 into Capricorn
Moon	22°20'46" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1970	Dec 7, 1970 into Aries
Mercury	4°01'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 1970	Jan 2, 1971 into Sagittarius
Venus	10°22'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°52'45" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1970	Dec 6, 1970 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°24'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°14'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	12°43'25" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°06'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°30'31" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°18'28" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 6, 1970

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 16:34 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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