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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1975?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1975, the Sun was in Libra (14°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°43' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°48' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°35'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1975	Oct 24, 1975 into Scorpio
Moon	0°49'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 8, 1975	Oct 10, 1975 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°41'25" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1975	Nov 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Venus	2°27'31" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1975	Nov 9, 1975 into Libra
Mars	27°23'59" Gemini	Direct	Aug 14, 1975	Oct 17, 1975 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°20'41" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	1°42'30" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	1°40'48" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°37'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°20'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°44'18" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 8, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 10:35 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on October 8, 1975?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra 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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