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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°11' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°27'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1970	Jan 20, 1971 into Aquarius
Moon	3°16'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 3, 1971	Jan 5, 1971 into Taurus
Mercury	29°34'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1971	Jan 14, 1971 into Capricorn
Venus	26°53'39" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°38'33" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°03'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°52'55" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°27'40" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°03'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°42'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°49'30" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 3, 1971

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 06:26 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jan 3, 08:05 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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