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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1974?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1974, the Sun was in Virgo (4°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°38' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°48'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1974	Sep 23, 1974 into Libra
Moon	17°44'16" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 27, 1974	Aug 29, 1974 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°12'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 20, 1974	Sep 6, 1974 into Libra
Venus	16°31'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1974	Sep 8, 1974 into Virgo
Mars	20°10'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1974	Sep 12, 1974 into Libra
Jupiter	13°58'39" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	15°24'33" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	25°02'20" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°51'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°28'58" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°14'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 28, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 14:48 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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