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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1974?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1974, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°30' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°52' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°55'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1974	Dec 22, 1974 into Capricorn
Moon	17°41'14" Cancer	Direct	Dec 1, 1974	Dec 3, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	0°22'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1974	Dec 21, 1974 into Capricorn
Venus	16°19'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 19, 1974	Dec 13, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	24°06'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1974	Dec 10, 1974 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	9°23'16" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	17°59'06" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	0°36'27" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	9°21'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°47'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°09'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 2, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 06:17 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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