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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (4°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°41' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°09' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°29'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	18°54'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 21, 1974	Feb 24, 1974 into Aries
Mercury	7°17'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	27°45'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	27°50'44" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°55'40" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°47'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°33'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°32'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°16'38" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°05'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 23, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 01:26 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine

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