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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1976?

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On April 3, 1976, the Sun was in Aries (13°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun trined Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°51' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1976
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°51'36" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon24°53'23" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury15°43'22" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus23°59'45" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars7°22'50" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter1°52'21" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn26°03'54" CancerDirect into Leo
Uranus6°00'44" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune13°52'24" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto10°14'48" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node14°18'46" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on April 3, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun trine NeptuneCreative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on April 3, 1976?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, 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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