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Where Were the Planets on June 26, 1974?

Quick Answer

On June 26, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (4°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 26, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°39' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°26' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 26, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°30'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	0°36'11" Libra	Direct	Jun 26, 1974	Jun 28, 1974 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°09'21" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	0°36'13" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	10°42'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°40'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	7°48'16" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°40'15" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°32'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°06'14" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°34'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 26, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 26, 01:46 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Jun 26, 10:57 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jun 26, 19:20 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	4°48' Libra

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