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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1974?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 1974, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mercury met Uranus in Libra while Mercury was retrograde. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus. Mars moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°20' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°41'12" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1974	Nov 22, 1974 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°32'58" Aries	Direct	Oct 28, 1974	Oct 30, 1974 into Taurus
Mercury	28°15'34" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1974	Nov 11, 1974 into Scorpio
Venus	2°23'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1974	Nov 19, 1974 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°08'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1974	Dec 10, 1974 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°03'00" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	18°53'47" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	28°33'08" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°05'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°45'19" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°00'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 28, 1974

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 03:13 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 28, 05:49 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.
Oct 28, 07:04 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on October 28, 1974?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mercury and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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