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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°03' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°34'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1970	Jan 20, 1971 into Aquarius
Moon	24°33'09" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1971	Jan 9, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	27°55'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1971	Jan 14, 1971 into Capricorn
Venus	2°14'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1971	Feb 5, 1971 into Capricorn
Mars	21°26'17" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°08'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°45'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°31'40" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°14'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°41'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°30'26" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 9, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 12:05 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Jan 9, 22:08 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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