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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 1976?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 1976, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°09' Aries at midnight UTC to 23°58' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°21'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1975	Jan 20, 1976 into Aquarius
Moon	18°03'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 7, 1976	Jan 10, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	7°19'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1976	Jan 25, 1976 into Capricorn
Venus	9°37'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1976	Jan 26, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	15°35'18" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°15'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	0°24'16" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	6°39'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°48'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°42'14" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°48'49" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on January 9, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 12:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	18°23' Aries

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