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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1975?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1975, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°01' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°32' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°59'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1975	Feb 19, 1975 into Pisces
Moon	5°20'25" Libra	Direct	Jan 31, 1975	Feb 2, 1975 into Scorpio
Mercury	25°20'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1975	Mar 16, 1975 into Pisces
Venus	1°33'17" Pisces	Direct	Jan 30, 1975	Feb 23, 1975 into Aries
Mars	7°07'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1975	Mar 3, 1975 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°13'54" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	13°28'28" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	2°27'33" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°18'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°08'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°58'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 31, 1975

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 03:13 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 31, 19:44 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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