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Where Were the Planets on November 5, 1974?

Quick Answer

On November 5, 1974, the Sun was in Scorpio (12°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Saturn was 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 November 5, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°31' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 5, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°41'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1974	Nov 22, 1974 into Sagittarius
Moon	21°29'59" Cancer	Direct	Nov 3, 1974	Nov 6, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	25°12'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 26, 1974	Nov 11, 1974 into Scorpio
Venus	12°25'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1974	Nov 19, 1974 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°32'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1974	Dec 10, 1974 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	7°59'43" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	18°52'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°03'00" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°21'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°01'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°35'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on November 5, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on November 5, 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 less than a degree 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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