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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 1976?

Quick Answer

On February 1, 1976, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 1, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°45' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°09' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°45'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Pisces
Moon	25°59'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1976	Feb 1, 1976 into Pisces
Mercury	23°44'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 25, 1976	Feb 15, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	7°38'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Aquarius
Mars	15°32'43" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	19°13'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	28°32'05" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	7°06'07" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°26'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°37'03" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°35'45" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on February 1, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 01:20 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Feb 1, 08:41 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Feb 1, 19:46 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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