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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (23°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars trined Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 13, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°01' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 16°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°10'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	10°58'42" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 12, 1974	Apr 15, 1974 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°01'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Taurus
Venus	7°01'43" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	25°56'13" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°57'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	29°33'49" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	25°51'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°20'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°59'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°29'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 13, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 13, 09:14 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

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Venus and Jupiter 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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