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Where Were the Planets on April 14, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 14, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (24°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Pisces. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill. Mercury opposed Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 14, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°54' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°43' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 14, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°09'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	22°49'26" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 12, 1974	Apr 15, 1974 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°41'07" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Taurus
Venus	8°04'00" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	26°31'45" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°10'00" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	29°38'26" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	25°49'16" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°19'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°57'36" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°26'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 14, 1974

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 14, 14:51 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.
Apr 14, 14:58 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	24°17' Capricorn
Apr 14, 15:52 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on April 14, 1974?

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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