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Where Were the Planets on January 10, 1970?

Quick Answer

On January 10, 1970, the Sun was in Capricorn (19°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 10, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°41' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°31' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 10, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°50'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1969	Jan 20, 1970 into Aquarius
Moon	27°09'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1970	Jan 10, 1970 into Pisces
Mercury	26°22'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	Feb 13, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	16°24'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1969	Jan 21, 1970 into Aquarius
Mars	19°18'58" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1969	Jan 24, 1970 into Aries
Jupiter	3°31'33" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°05'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°47'15" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°09'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°21'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°46'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 10, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 10, 16:36 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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