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Where Were the Planets on February 24, 1974?

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On February 24, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (5°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Pisces while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 24, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°09' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 24, 1974
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°30'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon1°28'24" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury6°14'15" PiscesRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus28°08'41" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars28°23'32" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter27°10'00" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn27°47'31" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Uranus27°31'57" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune9°32'45" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto6°15'16" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node25°02'03" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 24, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on February 24, 1974?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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