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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (2°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°14' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°22' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°28'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	24°17'41" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Feb 21, 1974 into Pisces
Mercury	9°12'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	27°05'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	26°45'27" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°26'57" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°49'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°35'27" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°31'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°19'16" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°11'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 21, 1974

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 03:07 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Feb 21, 23:15 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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