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Where Were the Planets on January 26, 1970?

Quick Answer

On January 26, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (6°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 26, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°06' Virgo at midnight UTC to 25°05' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 26, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°07'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1970	Feb 19, 1970 into Pisces
Moon	19°05'17" Virgo	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Jan 27, 1970 into Libra
Mercury	14°04'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	Feb 13, 1970 into Aquarius
Venus	6°31'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1970	Feb 14, 1970 into Pisces
Mars	1°11'08" Aries	Direct	Jan 24, 1970	Mar 7, 1970 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°03'00" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1969	Apr 30, 1970 into Libra
Saturn	2°31'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	8°42'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°31'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1970	May 2, 1970 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°11'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°56'07" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1969	Oct 16, 1970 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 26, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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