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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1974?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (15°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter 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 8, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°21' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°14' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°56'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	29°17'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 6, 1974	Jul 8, 1974 into Pisces
Mercury	4°55'14" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	14°49'40" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	18°07'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°52'03" Pisces	Stationing direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	9°21'54" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°40'33" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°16'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°13'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°56'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 8, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 13:25 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on July 8, 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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