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Where Were the Planets on June 30, 1974?

Quick Answer

On June 30, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (8°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun met Saturn in Cancer. A sober checkpoint. Responsibilities come to the front and shortcuts fail. The Sun met Mercury in Cancer while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 30, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°45' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 29°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 30, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°19'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	23°03'47" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 28, 1974	Jul 1, 1974 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°50'45" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	5°19'54" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	13°10'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°47'07" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	8°19'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°39'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°26'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°08'05" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°21'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 30, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 30, 12:06 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	A sober checkpoint. Responsibilities come to the front and shortcuts fail.
Jun 30, 20:06 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on June 30, 1974?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun 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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