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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1974?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1974, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°16' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°29' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°18'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1974	Jan 20, 1975 into Aquarius
Moon	15°50'07" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1974	Dec 26, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	6°33'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1974	Jan 8, 1975 into Aquarius
Venus	15°13'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1974	Jan 6, 1975 into Aquarius
Mars	10°18'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	12°16'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	16°23'46" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	1°38'58" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	10°12'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°10'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°56'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 25, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 08:04 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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