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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1975?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1975, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Pisces. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°11'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1975	Feb 19, 1975 into Pisces
Moon	7°05'31" Taurus	Direct	Feb 16, 1975	Feb 19, 1975 into Gemini
Mercury	10°37'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1975	Mar 16, 1975 into Pisces
Venus	22°41'20" Pisces	Direct	Jan 30, 1975	Feb 23, 1975 into Aries
Mars	19°43'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1975	Mar 3, 1975 into Aquarius
Jupiter	23°02'30" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	12°30'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	2°24'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°37'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°53'04" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°04'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 17, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 20:24 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

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Venus and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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