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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn 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 1, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°30' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°54' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°25'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1970	Jan 20, 1971 into Aquarius
Moon	4°43'52" Pisces	Direct	Jan 1, 1971	Jan 3, 1971 into Aries
Mercury	1°26'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 3, 1970	Jan 2, 1971 into Sagittarius
Venus	25°12'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°22'34" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°40'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°56'15" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°25'53" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°00'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°42'30" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°55'52" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 1, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 04:07 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on January 1, 1971?

Venus, Mars and Jupiter were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Capricorn Sun.

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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