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Where Were the Planets on February 12, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 12, 1974, the Sun was in Aquarius (23°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 12, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 12, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°23'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1974	Feb 19, 1974 into Pisces
Moon	5°58'48" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 12, 1974	Feb 14, 1974 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°53'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	25°49'19" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	21°57'11" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°17'27" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	28°00'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°43'11" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°24'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°30'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°40'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 12, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 12, 00:57 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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