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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 1, 1974, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (63% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems. Mercury trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 1, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°17' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°08' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°15'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1974	Feb 19, 1974 into Pisces
Moon	27°10'11" Taurus	Direct	Jan 30, 1974	Feb 1, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	27°43'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1974	Feb 2, 1974 into Pisces
Venus	28°39'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	16°19'17" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°39'32" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	28°25'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°46'45" Libra	Stationing direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°12'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°40'21" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°15'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 1, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 12:45 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Feb 1, 16:53 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 1, 22:09 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on February 1, 1974?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over.

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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