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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1974?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1974, the Sun was in Leo (23°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). 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 August 16, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°12' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°14'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1974	Aug 23, 1974 into Virgo
Moon	4°46'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1974	Aug 18, 1974 into Virgo
Mercury	22°16'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 5, 1974	Aug 20, 1974 into Virgo
Venus	1°50'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1974	Sep 8, 1974 into Virgo
Mars	12°32'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1974	Sep 12, 1974 into Libra
Jupiter	15°26'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	14°08'36" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	24°32'23" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°50'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°05'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°52'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 16, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 04:26 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on August 16, 1974?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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