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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1975?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1975, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°06' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°58' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°45'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1974	Jan 20, 1975 into Aquarius
Moon	22°02'05" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1975	Jan 18, 1975 into Aries
Mercury	13°36'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1975	Mar 16, 1975 into Pisces
Venus	14°03'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1975	Jan 30, 1975 into Pisces
Mars	26°52'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	16°20'11" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	14°31'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	2°17'45" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	10°56'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°14'51" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°43'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 17, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 17, 1975?

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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