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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 1974?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 1974, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Capricorn. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°06' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°50'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1973	Jan 20, 1974 into Aquarius
Moon	2°43'39" Leo	Direct	Jan 9, 1974	Jan 11, 1974 into Virgo
Mercury	18°56'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1973	Jan 16, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	10°33'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	5°48'35" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°17'57" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	29°52'20" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°32'25" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°36'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°49'45" Libra	Stationing direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°28'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 9, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 07:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 9, 08:22 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on January 9, 1974?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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