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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1975?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1975, the Sun was in Libra (23°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mars moved from Gemini into Cancer. Saturn squared Uranus. Old against new. The pull between tradition and disruption plays out in public life.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°49' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°29'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1975	Oct 24, 1975 into Scorpio
Moon	23°54'31" Pisces	Direct	Oct 15, 1975	Oct 18, 1975 into Aries
Mercury	9°10'03" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1975	Nov 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Venus	8°48'56" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1975	Nov 9, 1975 into Libra
Mars	0°02'01" Cancer	Direct	Oct 17, 1975	Nov 25, 1975 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°07'56" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	2°14'01" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	2°14'04" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°51'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°41'34" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°15'43" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 17, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 08:46 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 17, 10:20 UTC	Saturn square Uranus	Old against new. The pull between tradition and disruption plays out in public life.

Born on October 17, 1975?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mercury and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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