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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°07' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°43'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1970	Jan 20, 1971 into Aquarius
Moon	2°01'37" Libra	Direct	Jan 17, 1971	Jan 19, 1971 into Scorpio
Mercury	2°44'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Feb 7, 1971 into Aquarius
Venus	9°55'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1971	Feb 5, 1971 into Capricorn
Mars	26°29'28" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°31'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°41'55" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°33'50" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°27'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°38'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°05'01" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 17, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 07:52 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on January 17, 1971?

Venus, Jupiter and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Sagittarius streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. Jupiter and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, 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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