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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1974?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1974, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°14'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1974	Dec 22, 1974 into Capricorn
Moon	25°41'33" Pisces	Direct	Dec 19, 1974	Dec 21, 1974 into Aries
Mercury	0°10'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1974	Jan 8, 1975 into Aquarius
Venus	10°12'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1974	Jan 6, 1975 into Aquarius
Mars	7°28'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°40'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	16°42'30" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	1°29'37" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	10°03'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°07'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°08'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 21, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 09:16 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 21, 19:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	29°34' Pisces
Dec 21, 20:35 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on December 21, 1974?

The Sun, Mars and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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