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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1975?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1975, the Sun was in Virgo (5°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°20' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°31'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1975	Sep 23, 1975 into Libra
Moon	0°03'30" Gemini	Direct	Aug 29, 1975	Aug 31, 1975 into Cancer
Mercury	28°15'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1975	Aug 30, 1975 into Libra
Venus	2°26'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 9, 1975	Sep 2, 1975 into Leo
Mars	8°42'09" Gemini	Direct	Aug 14, 1975	Oct 17, 1975 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°20'58" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	28°03'39" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°33'14" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°02'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°51'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°51'24" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 29, 1975

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 08:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 29, 11:53 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 29, 23:20 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	5°59' Gemini

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