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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1975?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1975, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°56' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°11'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1975	Feb 19, 1975 into Pisces
Moon	24°50'46" Aries	Direct	Feb 14, 1975	Feb 16, 1975 into Taurus
Mercury	11°05'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1975	Mar 16, 1975 into Pisces
Venus	21°26'59" Pisces	Direct	Jan 30, 1975	Feb 23, 1975 into Aries
Mars	18°58'30" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1975	Mar 3, 1975 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°48'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	12°33'02" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	2°25'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°36'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°54'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°07'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 16, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 22:08 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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Venus and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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