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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.

Mars opposed Neptune. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort. Mercury moved from Virgo into Libra.

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	Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.
Aug 30, 17:20 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on August 30, 1975?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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