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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1970?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1970, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Neptune entered Sagittarius, a sign change that comes around once every 165 years or so. Venus squared Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness. Mercury sextiled Neptune while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°16' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°43'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1969	Jan 20, 1970 into Aquarius
Moon	27°18'21" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 2, 1970	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°00'04" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 4, 1970	Jan 4, 1970 into Capricorn
Venus	8°51'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1969	Jan 21, 1970 into Aquarius
Mars	14°50'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1969	Jan 24, 1970 into Aries
Jupiter	2°47'28" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°03'17" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°45'16" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	29°59'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	27°23'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°06'01" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 4, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 10:01 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.
Jan 4, 16:32 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 4, 16:40 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Jan 4, 23:38 UTC	Neptune enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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