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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1975?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1975, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% 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 18, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°57' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°46'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1974	Jan 20, 1975 into Aquarius
Moon	3°57'22" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 1975	Jan 20, 1975 into Taurus
Mercury	15°04'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1975	Mar 16, 1975 into Pisces
Venus	15°18'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1975	Jan 30, 1975 into Pisces
Mars	27°36'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	16°32'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	14°26'20" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	2°18'48" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	10°58'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°14'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°39'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 18, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 04:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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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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