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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°42'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1970	Jan 20, 1971 into Aquarius
Moon	20°13'44" Virgo	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jan 17, 1971 into Libra
Mercury	1°51'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Feb 7, 1971 into Aquarius
Venus	8°55'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1971	Feb 5, 1971 into Capricorn
Mars	25°51'36" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°21'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°41'59" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°33'46" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°25'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°38'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°08'12" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 16, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 21:31 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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