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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1975?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1975, the Sun was in Libra (11°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°16' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°37'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1975	Oct 24, 1975 into Scorpio
Moon	16°43'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1975	Oct 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°02'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1975	Nov 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Venus	0°41'29" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1975	Nov 9, 1975 into Libra
Mars	26°21'33" Gemini	Direct	Aug 14, 1975	Oct 17, 1975 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°44'37" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	1°30'19" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	1°29'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°33'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°13'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°53'50" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 5, 1975

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 03:23 UTC	New Moon in Libra	11°16' Libra

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