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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1974?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1974, the Sun was in Libra (22°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°44'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1974	Oct 23, 1974 into Scorpio
Moon	5°35'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 16, 1974	Oct 18, 1974 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°09'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1974	Oct 26, 1974 into Libra
Venus	17°21'38" Libra	Direct	Oct 2, 1974	Oct 26, 1974 into Scorpio
Mars	22°06'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 12, 1974	Oct 28, 1974 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°32'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	18°41'34" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	27°47'51" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°43'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°19'02" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°38'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 16, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 02:23 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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