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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1974?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1974, the Sun was in Virgo (0°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°56'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1974	Sep 23, 1974 into Libra
Moon	29°10'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 22, 1974	Aug 24, 1974 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°54'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 20, 1974	Sep 6, 1974 into Libra
Venus	11°37'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1974	Sep 8, 1974 into Virgo
Mars	17°37'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1974	Sep 12, 1974 into Libra
Jupiter	14°29'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	15°00'09" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	24°51'43" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°50'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°20'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°26'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 24, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 13:33 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 24, 15:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	1°05' Sagittarius

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