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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1974?

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On April 20, 1974, the Sun was in Taurus (0°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Taurus, and Taurus season began. Mars met Saturn in Cancer. Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes. Mars moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°49' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°01'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Moon	6°17'04" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Apr 22, 1974 into Taurus
Mercury	15°12'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Taurus
Venus	14°23'14" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	0°05'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	9°21'01" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	0°07'47" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	25°33'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°12'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°48'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°07'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 20, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 00:20 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 20, 08:18 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 20, 11:18 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 13:47 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.
Apr 20, 14:44 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.
Apr 20, 15:59 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Effort pays off. Confidence and physical energy line up behind what you already want.

Born on April 20, 1974?

Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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