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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1974, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°50' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°26'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1974	Feb 19, 1974 into Pisces
Moon	24°57'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1974	Feb 16, 1974 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°47'51" Pisces	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	26°00'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	24°04'07" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°15'02" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°54'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°40'16" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°27'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°25'29" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°27'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 16, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 17:31 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Feb 16, 22:15 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 16, 22:53 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine

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