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Where Were the Planets on January 26, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 26, 1971, the Sun was in Aquarius (5°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 26, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°18' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°00' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 26, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°53'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1971	Feb 19, 1971 into Pisces
Moon	29°38'02" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 24, 1971	Jan 26, 1971 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°48'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Feb 7, 1971 into Aquarius
Venus	19°07'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1971	Feb 5, 1971 into Capricorn
Mars	2°09'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1971	Mar 12, 1971 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°56'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°46'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°31'59" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°39'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°32'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°36'26" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 26, 1971

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 26, 01:18 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Jan 26, 12:35 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 26, 22:55 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	6°21' Aquarius

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