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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1974?

Quick Answer

On September 4, 1974, the Sun was in Virgo (11°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°39' Aries at midnight UTC to 18°02' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°34'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1974	Sep 23, 1974 into Libra
Moon	11°49'52" Aries	Direct	Sep 3, 1974	Sep 5, 1974 into Taurus
Mercury	27°10'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 20, 1974	Sep 6, 1974 into Libra
Venus	25°08'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1974	Sep 8, 1974 into Virgo
Mars	24°39'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1974	Sep 12, 1974 into Libra
Jupiter	13°03'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	16°04'48" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	25°22'16" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°54'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°43'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°52'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 4, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 16:37 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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