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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1974?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1974, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Venus and Saturn 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 6, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°45' Gemini at midnight UTC to 24°39' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°47'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1973	Jan 20, 1974 into Aquarius
Moon	17°10'09" Gemini	Direct	Jan 5, 1974	Jan 7, 1974 into Cancer
Mercury	14°04'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1973	Jan 16, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	11°09'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	4°36'36" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°37'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	0°06'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	27°28'24" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°30'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°49'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°37'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 6, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 6, 1974?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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