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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1970?

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On January 21, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius. Mars opposed Pluto. Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire. Venus sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun1°02'34" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon19°47'22" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury14°35'36" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus0°14'21" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars27°29'14" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter4°38'44" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Saturn2°20'41" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus8°45'35" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune0°25'28" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Pluto27°15'29" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node14°12'00" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 21, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars opposite PlutoPressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.
Venus enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn
Venus sextile NeptuneTender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.

Born on January 21, 1970?

The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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