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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1974?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1974, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°30' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°19'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1974	Jan 20, 1975 into Aquarius
Moon	29°17'01" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1974	Dec 26, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	8°09'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1974	Jan 8, 1975 into Aquarius
Venus	16°28'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1974	Jan 6, 1975 into Aquarius
Mars	11°01'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1974	Jan 21, 1975 into Capricorn
Jupiter	12°25'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	16°19'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	1°41'11" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	10°14'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°10'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°53'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 26, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 09:04 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Dec 26, 13:15 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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