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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1975?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1975, the Sun was in Aries (26°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°04' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°51'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1975	Apr 20, 1975 into Taurus
Moon	5°19'26" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1975	Apr 19, 1975 into Leo
Mercury	25°19'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1975	Apr 19, 1975 into Taurus
Venus	4°12'14" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1975	May 9, 1975 into Cancer
Mars	4°20'26" Pisces	Direct	Apr 11, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Aries
Jupiter	7°09'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	12°59'51" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	0°36'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°29'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°22'22" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°57'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 17, 1975

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 02:27 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 17, 19:55 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square

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