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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1974?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1974, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 26°25' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°16'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1974	Jan 20, 1975 into Aquarius
Moon	20°08'41" Aries	Direct	Dec 21, 1974	Dec 24, 1974 into Taurus
Mercury	3°21'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1974	Jan 8, 1975 into Aquarius
Venus	12°42'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1974	Jan 6, 1975 into Aquarius
Mars	8°53'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°58'02" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	16°33'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	1°34'23" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	10°08'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°08'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°02'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 23, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 19:16 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Dec 23, 20:48 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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