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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1976?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1976, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°07' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°41'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Pisces
Moon	4°44'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 28, 1976	Jan 30, 1976 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°13'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 25, 1976	Feb 15, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	2°44'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Aquarius
Mars	15°05'15" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°36'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	28°51'16" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	7°03'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°21'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°39'15" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°48'27" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on January 28, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 03:23 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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