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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Scorpio. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°14' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°59' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°30'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1970	Jan 20, 1971 into Aquarius
Moon	1°08'45" Taurus	Direct	Jan 5, 1971	Jan 7, 1971 into Gemini
Mercury	28°22'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1971	Jan 14, 1971 into Capricorn
Venus	28°37'48" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°54'30" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°25'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°50'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°29'13" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°07'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°42'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°43'09" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 5, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 04:54 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.
Jan 5, 10:00 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on January 5, 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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