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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1975?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1975, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°39'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1974	Jan 20, 1975 into Aquarius
Moon	22°25'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1975	Jan 13, 1975 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°49'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1975	Mar 16, 1975 into Pisces
Venus	7°48'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1975	Jan 30, 1975 into Pisces
Mars	23°14'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°22'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	14°55'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	2°11'38" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	10°47'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°15'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°58'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 12, 1975

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 10:20 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	21°35' Capricorn

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