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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1974, the Sun was in Taurus (2°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°42' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°29' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°57'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Moon	16°34'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1974	Apr 24, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	20°50'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Taurus
Venus	17°35'58" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	1°52'46" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	9°55'22" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	0°23'31" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	25°26'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°08'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°44'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°57'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 23, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 23, 1974?

Mars and Saturn sat 1 degrees 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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