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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 1970?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 1970, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 12, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°43' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°03' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°03'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1970	Dec 22, 1970 into Capricorn
Moon	15°25'23" Gemini	Direct	Dec 11, 1970	Dec 13, 1970 into Cancer
Mercury	10°40'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 1970	Jan 2, 1971 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°15'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°41'18" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	23°40'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°51'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	12°56'13" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°19'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°35'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°59'24" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 12, 1970

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 21:03 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	20°26' Gemini

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