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Where Were the Planets on January 25, 1970?

Quick Answer

On January 25, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (5°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 25, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°12' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°05' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 25, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°06'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1970	Feb 19, 1970 into Pisces
Moon	7°08'56" Virgo	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Jan 27, 1970 into Libra
Mercury	13°54'34" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 4, 1970	Feb 13, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	5°15'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1970	Feb 14, 1970 into Pisces
Mars	0°26'49" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	4°58'29" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°29'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°43'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°30'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°12'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°59'18" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 25, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 25, 06:05 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Jan 25, 08:32 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Jan 25, 14:04 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine

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