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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1974?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (19°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°25' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°45'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	18°03'57" Aries	Direct	Jul 11, 1974	Jul 13, 1974 into Taurus
Mercury	4°24'13" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	19°35'45" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	20°35'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°49'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	9°52'56" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°42'19" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°12'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°16'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°43'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 12, 1974

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 12, 15:28 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	19°54' Aries

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