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Where Were the Planets on January 22, 1974?

Quick Answer

On January 22, 1974, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 27°36' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°05'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1974	Feb 19, 1974 into Pisces
Moon	21°42'31" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 20, 1974	Jan 23, 1974 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°48'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1974	Feb 2, 1974 into Pisces
Venus	4°21'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	11°29'58" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°17'37" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	28°58'16" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°44'10" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°58'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°46'36" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°46'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 22, 1974

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 22, 1974?

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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