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Where Were the Planets on January 25, 1976?

Quick Answer

On January 25, 1976, the Sun was in Aquarius (4°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 25, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°12' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 25, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°38'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Pisces
Moon	24°23'19" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 23, 1976	Jan 25, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°27'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 25, 1976	Feb 15, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	29°04'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1976	Jan 26, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	14°51'49" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°10'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	29°05'55" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	7°01'04" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°16'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°40'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°57'59" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on January 25, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 25, 01:33 UTC	Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde)	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 25, 19:45 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Jan 25, 21:51 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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