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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1970?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1970, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°46'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1969	Jan 20, 1970 into Aquarius
Moon	11°41'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1970	Jan 8, 1970 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°01'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	Feb 13, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	12°37'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1969	Jan 21, 1970 into Aquarius
Mars	17°04'54" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1969	Jan 24, 1970 into Aries
Jupiter	3°10'08" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°04'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°46'31" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°04'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°22'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°56'29" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 7, 1970

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 20:36 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	17°09' Capricorn

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