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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1974, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°18'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1974	Feb 19, 1974 into Pisces
Moon	25°28'04" Cancer	Direct	Feb 3, 1974	Feb 5, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	3°44'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	27°04'16" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	18°20'06" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°36'49" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	28°14'49" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°46'14" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°16'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°37'00" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°02'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 5, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 19:11 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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