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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°33' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°05'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	28°36'45" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 15, 1974	Apr 17, 1974 into Pisces
Mercury	9°49'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Taurus
Venus	11°12'30" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	28°18'29" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°45'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	29°52'45" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	25°41'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°15'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°53'01" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°16'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 17, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 04:21 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Apr 17, 14:44 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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