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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1976?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1976, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°23' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°52' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°33'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1975	Jan 20, 1976 into Aquarius
Moon	13°38'30" Virgo	Direct	Jan 19, 1976	Jan 21, 1976 into Libra
Mercury	5°39'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1976	Jan 25, 1976 into Capricorn
Venus	22°58'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1976	Jan 26, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	14°43'56" Gemini	Stationing direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°30'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	29°30'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	6°55'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°08'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°42'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°13'52" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on January 20, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 10:55 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Jan 20, 22:24 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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