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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1970?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1970, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°16' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°38' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°58'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1969	Jan 20, 1970 into Aquarius
Moon	1°29'17" Gemini	Direct	Jan 17, 1970	Jan 19, 1970 into Cancer
Mercury	17°41'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	Feb 13, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	25°12'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1969	Jan 21, 1970 into Aquarius
Mars	24°31'15" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1969	Jan 24, 1970 into Aries
Jupiter	4°16'26" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°13'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°46'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°19'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°18'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°24'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 17, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 09:06 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jan 17, 19:41 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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