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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1974, the Sun was in Taurus (7°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars squared Pluto. Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire. Mercury sextiled Saturn. Mercury moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°05' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°49'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Moon	27°00'49" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1974	Apr 28, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	0°45'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1974	May 12, 1974 into Gemini
Venus	23°01'07" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	4°52'04" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	10°50'42" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	0°51'12" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	25°13'33" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°02'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°37'22" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°41'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 28, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 02:31 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.
Apr 28, 03:09 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 28, 13:15 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Apr 28, 17:03 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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