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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1971?

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On January 4, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun squared Uranus. Restlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°18' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°14' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1971
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°28'53" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon17°18'10" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury28°53'36" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Venus27°45'22" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars18°16'32" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter28°14'25" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn15°51'25" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Uranus13°28'28" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune2°05'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto29°42'24" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node25°46'20" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 4, 1971

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
First Quarter Moon in Aries13°11' Aries
The Sun square UranusRestlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.

Born on January 4, 1971?

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