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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (16°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°23' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°18'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	11°28'22" Libra	Direct	Apr 5, 1974	Apr 7, 1974 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°07'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1974	Apr 11, 1974 into Aries
Venus	29°54'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	21°48'28" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	6°30'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	29°03'58" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	26°09'40" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°26'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°10'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°51'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 6, 1974

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 03:03 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Apr 6, 14:15 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 6, 21:00 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	16°41' Libra

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