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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1975?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1975, the Sun was in Aries (18°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°46' Pisces at midnight UTC to 18°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°01'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1975	Apr 20, 1975 into Taurus
Moon	12°42'49" Pisces	Direct	Apr 7, 1975	Apr 9, 1975 into Aries
Mercury	7°20'45" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1975	Apr 19, 1975 into Taurus
Venus	23°33'19" Taurus	Direct	Mar 19, 1975	Apr 13, 1975 into Gemini
Mars	27°29'06" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1975	Apr 11, 1975 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°01'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	12°31'19" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	0°58'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°37'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°36'45" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°25'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 8, 1975

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 15:20 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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