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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1976?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1976, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Aquarius while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°32' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°36' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°36'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Pisces
Moon	26°36'14" Libra	Direct	Jan 21, 1976	Jan 23, 1976 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°59'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1976	Jan 25, 1976 into Capricorn
Venus	26°38'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1976	Jan 26, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	14°46'27" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°54'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	29°15'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	6°59'08" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°13'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°41'14" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°04'21" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on January 23, 1976

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 05:34 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Jan 23, 17:47 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 23, 23:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	3°05' Scorpio

Born on January 23, 1976?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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