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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (28°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Saturn entered Cancer, a sign change that comes around once every 29 years or so.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°43' Pisces at midnight UTC to 17°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°04'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	10°53'18" Pisces	Direct	Apr 17, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Aries
Mercury	11°35'47" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Taurus
Venus	12°15'50" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	28°54'08" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°57'41" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	29°57'41" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	25°38'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°14'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°51'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°13'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 18, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 23:09 UTC	Saturn enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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Mars and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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