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Where Were the Planets on February 14, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 14, 1974, the Sun was in Aquarius (25°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). 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 14, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°52' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 14, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°24'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1974	Feb 19, 1974 into Pisces
Moon	1°00'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1974	Feb 16, 1974 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°41'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	25°50'13" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	23°00'24" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°46'14" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°57'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°41'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°25'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°27'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°33'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 14, 1974

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 14, 00:04 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	24°55' Scorpio
Feb 14, 10:00 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on February 14, 1974?

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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