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Where Were the Planets on April 11, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 11, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (21°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 11, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°43' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 22°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 11, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°13'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	16°53'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 10, 1974	Apr 12, 1974 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°46'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1974	Apr 11, 1974 into Aries
Venus	4°58'00" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	24°45'16" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°33'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	29°24'51" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	25°56'57" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°21'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°02'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°35'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 11, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 11, 06:15 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Apr 11, 15:19 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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