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Where Were the Planets on February 26, 1974?

Quick Answer

On February 26, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (7°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 26, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°42' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 26, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°30'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	27°10'35" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1974	Feb 26, 1974 into Taurus
Mercury	4°04'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	28°59'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 29, 1974	Feb 28, 1974 into Aquarius
Mars	29°29'25" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°38'37" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°46'59" Gemini	Stationing direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°29'22" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°33'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°12'31" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°55'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 26, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 26, 17:11 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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