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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1975?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1975, the Sun was in Libra (12°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°17' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°10' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°36'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1975	Oct 24, 1975 into Scorpio
Moon	1°46'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1975	Oct 8, 1975 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°58'47" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1975	Nov 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Venus	1°15'29" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1975	Nov 9, 1975 into Libra
Mars	26°42'52" Gemini	Direct	Aug 14, 1975	Oct 17, 1975 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°36'41" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	1°34'28" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	1°33'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°34'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°16'10" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°50'40" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 6, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 09:08 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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