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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1974?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (9°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Cancer while Mercury was retrograde. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 1, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°37' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°16'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	5°29'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 1, 1974	Jul 3, 1974 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°14'49" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	6°30'57" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	13°47'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°48'25" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	8°27'19" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°39'27" Libra	Stationing direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°25'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°08'37" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°18'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 1, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 01:20 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jul 1, 05:07 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Born on July 1, 1974?

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