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Where Were the Planets on January 27, 1971?

Quick Answer

On January 27, 1971, the Sun was in Aquarius (6°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), 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 27, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°00' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°53' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 27, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°54'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1971	Feb 19, 1971 into Pisces
Moon	14°26'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 26, 1971	Jan 28, 1971 into Pisces
Mercury	14°05'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Feb 7, 1971 into Aquarius
Venus	20°11'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1971	Feb 5, 1971 into Capricorn
Mars	2°47'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1971	Mar 12, 1971 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°05'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	15°47'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	13°31'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°40'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°31'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°33'15" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 27, 1971

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 27, 01:28 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Jan 27, 07:44 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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