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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1976, the Sun was in Aries (11°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°18' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°53'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1976	Apr 19, 1976 into Taurus
Moon	1°11'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1976	Apr 3, 1976 into Gemini
Mercury	11°37'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Apr 10, 1976 into Taurus
Venus	21°31'49" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1976	Apr 8, 1976 into Aries
Mars	6°24'52" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	1°24'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°02'38" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	6°05'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°53'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°18'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°25'07" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 1, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 09:33 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 1, 18:07 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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