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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1976?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1976, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 15°29' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°12'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1975	Jan 20, 1976 into Aquarius
Moon	8°49'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1975	Jan 3, 1976 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°09'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1975	Jan 2, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	29°59'15" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1975	Jan 1, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°14'26" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°34'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	1°01'13" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	6°23'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°32'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°39'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°14'14" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on January 1, 1976

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 12:14 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 1, 14:40 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	10°19' Capricorn

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