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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 22, 1974, the Sun was in Taurus (1°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°07' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°41' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°58'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Moon	2°53'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1974	Apr 24, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	18°56'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Taurus
Venus	16°31'31" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	1°16'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	9°44'00" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	0°18'12" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	25°28'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°10'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°45'38" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°00'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 22, 1974

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 22, 06:53 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 22, 10:17 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	1°54' Taurus

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