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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1976?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 1976, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 9, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°06' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°52'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Pisces
Moon	1°54'48" Gemini	Direct	Feb 9, 1976	Feb 11, 1976 into Cancer
Mercury	25°02'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 25, 1976	Feb 15, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	17°27'24" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1976	Feb 19, 1976 into Aquarius
Mars	16°57'33" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°32'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	27°55'29" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	7°08'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°37'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°31'06" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°10'20" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on February 9, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 9, 08:15 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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