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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1974?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1974, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°14'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1974	Feb 19, 1974 into Pisces
Moon	13°29'31" Taurus	Direct	Jan 30, 1974	Feb 1, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	26°06'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1974	Feb 2, 1974 into Pisces
Venus	29°08'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	15°49'29" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°25'15" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	28°28'15" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°46'45" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°10'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°41'07" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°18'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 31, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 07:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	11°03' Taurus

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