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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1974?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1974, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°49'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1973	Jan 20, 1974 into Aquarius
Moon	17°28'14" Cancer	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Jan 9, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	17°18'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1973	Jan 16, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	10°47'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	5°24'16" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°04'26" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	29°56'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°31'08" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°34'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°49'45" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°31'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 8, 1974

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 12:36 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	17°51' Cancer

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