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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1975?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1975, the Sun was in Libra (10°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Venus moved from Leo into Virgo. Mercury opposed Jupiter while Mercury was retrograde. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts. Saturn squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°52' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°38'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1975	Oct 24, 1975 into Scorpio
Moon	1°29'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1975	Oct 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°59'48" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1975	Nov 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Venus	0°08'52" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1975	Nov 9, 1975 into Libra
Mars	25°59'45" Gemini	Direct	Aug 14, 1975	Oct 17, 1975 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°52'31" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	1°26'04" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	1°26'21" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°31'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°11'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°57'01" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 4, 1975

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 05:16 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 4, 09:38 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 4, 15:41 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Oct 4, 21:43 UTC	Saturn square Uranus	Old against new. The pull between tradition and disruption plays out in public life.

Born on October 4, 1975?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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