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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Uranus 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 19, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°45'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1970	Jan 20, 1971 into Aquarius
Moon	25°54'49" Libra	Direct	Jan 17, 1971	Jan 19, 1971 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°41'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Feb 7, 1971 into Aquarius
Venus	11°55'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1971	Feb 5, 1971 into Capricorn
Mars	27°45'10" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°51'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°42'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°33'49" Libra	Stationing direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°30'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°37'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°58'40" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 19, 1971

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 18:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	29°01' Libra
Jan 19, 20:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on January 19, 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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