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Where Were the Planets on October 15, 1974?

Quick Answer

On October 15, 1974, the Sun was in Libra (21°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 15, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°22' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°35' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 15, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°45'06" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1974	Oct 23, 1974 into Scorpio
Moon	21°31'29" Libra	Direct	Oct 14, 1974	Oct 16, 1974 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°27'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1974	Oct 26, 1974 into Libra
Venus	16°06'34" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1974	Oct 26, 1974 into Scorpio
Mars	21°26'18" Libra	Direct	Sep 12, 1974	Oct 28, 1974 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°35'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	18°39'50" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	27°44'05" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°41'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°16'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°41'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 15, 1974

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 15, 12:25 UTC	New Moon in Libra	21°46' Libra

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