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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1970?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1970, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°09' Virgo at midnight UTC to 29°58' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°11'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1970	Dec 22, 1970 into Capricorn
Moon	24°04'06" Virgo	Direct	Dec 18, 1970	Dec 21, 1970 into Libra
Mercury	13°56'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 3, 1970	Jan 2, 1971 into Sagittarius
Venus	16°24'44" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°45'59" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	25°19'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°24'52" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°10'35" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°36'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°39'49" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°33'59" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 20, 1970

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 12:05 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Dec 20, 21:09 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	28°35' Virgo

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