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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1974?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1974, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°54' Virgo at midnight UTC to 22°00' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°58'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1974	Dec 22, 1974 into Capricorn
Moon	14°58'58" Virgo	Direct	Dec 5, 1974	Dec 7, 1974 into Libra
Mercury	6°37'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1974	Dec 21, 1974 into Capricorn
Venus	21°21'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 19, 1974	Dec 13, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	26°54'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1974	Dec 10, 1974 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	9°47'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	17°45'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	0°48'43" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	9°30'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°52'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°56'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 6, 1974

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 10:10 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	13°54' Virgo

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