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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1975?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1975, the Sun was in Virgo (6°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°20' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°11' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°29'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1975	Sep 23, 1975 into Libra
Moon	12°43'07" Gemini	Direct	Aug 29, 1975	Aug 31, 1975 into Cancer
Mercury	29°41'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1975	Aug 30, 1975 into Libra
Venus	1°49'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 9, 1975	Sep 2, 1975 into Leo
Mars	9°16'12" Gemini	Direct	Aug 14, 1975	Oct 17, 1975 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°17'58" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	28°10'21" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°35'49" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°02'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	7°53'10" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°48'13" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 30, 1975

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 02:09 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Aug 30, 17:20 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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