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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1975?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1975, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°15' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°05' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°43'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1974	Jan 20, 1975 into Aquarius
Moon	10°10'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1975	Jan 18, 1975 into Aries
Mercury	12°06'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1975	Mar 16, 1975 into Pisces
Venus	12°48'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1975	Jan 30, 1975 into Pisces
Mars	26°09'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	16°08'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	14°35'55" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	2°16'38" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	10°55'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°15'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°46'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 16, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 16, 1975?

Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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