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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1975?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 1975, the Sun was in Leo (9°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°45' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°34'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1975	Aug 23, 1975 into Virgo
Moon	4°15'50" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1975	Aug 4, 1975 into Cancer
Mercury	10°49'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 1975	Aug 12, 1975 into Virgo
Venus	11°27'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 9, 1975	Sep 2, 1975 into Leo
Mars	22°08'25" Taurus	Direct	Jul 1, 1975	Aug 14, 1975 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°27'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	24°48'15" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	28°39'31" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°06'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°03'34" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°17'11" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 2, 1975

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 00:24 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 2, 04:02 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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