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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1975?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1975, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°29' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°12' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°49'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1975	Feb 19, 1975 into Pisces
Moon	10°48'52" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1975	Jan 22, 1975 into Gemini
Mercury	19°06'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1975	Mar 16, 1975 into Pisces
Venus	19°04'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1975	Jan 30, 1975 into Pisces
Mars	29°47'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°08'12" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	14°12'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	2°21'39" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°03'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°13'45" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°30'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 21, 1975

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 18:49 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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