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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1975?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1975, the Sun was in Taurus (2°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°11' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°43'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Gemini
Moon	0°48'25" Libra	Direct	Apr 23, 1975	Apr 25, 1975 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°02'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1975	May 4, 1975 into Gemini
Venus	11°13'44" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1975	May 9, 1975 into Cancer
Mars	8°54'29" Pisces	Direct	Apr 11, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Aries
Jupiter	8°33'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	13°23'08" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	0°20'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°22'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°13'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°38'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 23, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 10:41 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Apr 23, 14:59 UTC	Venus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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