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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1974?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1974, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°41'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1974	Nov 22, 1974 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°00'07" Taurus	Direct	Oct 30, 1974	Nov 1, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	26°25'13" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1974	Nov 11, 1974 into Scorpio
Venus	4°53'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1974	Nov 19, 1974 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°29'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1974	Dec 10, 1974 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°00'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	18°54'15" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	28°40'38" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°09'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°49'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°54'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 30, 1974

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 11:59 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on October 30, 1974?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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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