The Sky on a Date

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.

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?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.