The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on July 13, 1974?

Quick Answer

On July 13, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (20°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 13, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°26' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 13, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°42'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	0°53'38" Taurus	Direct	Jul 13, 1974	Jul 15, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	4°29'03" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	20°47'24" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	21°13'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°48'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	10°00'40" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°42'54" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°10'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°17'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°40'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 13, 1974

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 13, 10:20 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on July 13, 1974?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.