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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1976?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1976, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°09' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°45' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°44'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Pisces
Moon	13°29'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1976	Feb 1, 1976 into Pisces
Mercury	24°08'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 25, 1976	Feb 15, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	6°25'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Aquarius
Mars	15°24'52" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	19°03'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	28°36'50" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	7°05'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°25'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°37'39" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°38'55" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on January 31, 1976

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 06:20 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	10°30' Aquarius

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