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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1974?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (14°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune 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 July 6, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°29' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°02'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	5°35'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 6, 1974	Jul 8, 1974 into Pisces
Mercury	5°37'30" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	12°26'56" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	16°52'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°51'59" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	9°06'20" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°39'59" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°18'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°11'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°02'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 6, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 00:41 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on July 6, 1974?

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

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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