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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1970?

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On January 31, 1970, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% 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 31, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°26' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 28°56' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1970
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°12'17" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon22°08'39" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury16°28'44" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus12°48'04" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars4°52'24" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter5°23'04" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Saturn2°45'32" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus8°38'19" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune0°37'13" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Pluto27°06'51" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node13°40'14" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 31, 1970

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 31, 1970?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees 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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