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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (22°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°59' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°00' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°12'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	29°01'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 10, 1974	Apr 12, 1974 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°23'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Taurus
Venus	5°59'42" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	25°20'44" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°45'41" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	29°29'17" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	25°54'24" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°21'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°00'43" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°32'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 12, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 13:56 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on April 12, 1974?

Venus and Jupiter sat 2 degrees 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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