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Where Were the Planets on January 14, 1974?

Quick Answer

On January 14, 1974, the Sun was in Capricorn (23°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus sextiled Neptune while Venus was retrograde. Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses. Mercury squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 14, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°43' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 14, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°56'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1973	Jan 20, 1974 into Aquarius
Moon	14°23'19" Libra	Direct	Jan 13, 1974	Jan 15, 1974 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°12'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1973	Jan 16, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	8°45'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	7°54'33" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°26'14" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	29°30'17" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°38'02" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°45'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°49'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°12'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 14, 1974

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 14, 12:24 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Jan 14, 18:11 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

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