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Where Were the Planets on January 27, 1970?

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On January 27, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% 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 27, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°06' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°15' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 27, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°08'32" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon1°09'46" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury14°21'36" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus7°46'39" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars1°55'26" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter5°07'21" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Saturn2°34'20" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus8°41'52" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune0°32'52" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Pluto27°10'38" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node13°52'56" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 27, 1970

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on January 27, 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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