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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1975?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1975, the Sun was in Leo (19°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Venus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°33' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°10'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1975	Aug 23, 1975 into Virgo
Moon	28°31'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 10, 1975	Aug 12, 1975 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°26'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1975	Aug 30, 1975 into Libra
Venus	10°56'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 9, 1975	Sep 2, 1975 into Leo
Mars	28°31'44" Taurus	Direct	Jul 1, 1975	Aug 14, 1975 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°41'46" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	26°03'21" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	28°55'34" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°02'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°19'17" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	26°45'24" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 12, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 06:12 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 12, 14:29 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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