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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1976?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1976, the Sun was in Aquarius (15°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°15' Aries at midnight UTC to 20°03' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°49'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Pisces
Moon	14°10'06" Aries	Direct	Feb 4, 1976	Feb 6, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	23°28'47" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 25, 1976	Feb 15, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	12°32'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Aquarius
Mars	16°10'26" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	19°51'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	28°13'25" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	7°07'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°32'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°34'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°23'02" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on February 5, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 22:14 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine

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