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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 1976, the Sun was in Aries (17°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 20°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°47'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1976	Apr 19, 1976 into Taurus
Moon	14°16'36" Cancer	Direct	Apr 6, 1976	Apr 8, 1976 into Leo
Mercury	24°01'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Apr 10, 1976 into Taurus
Venus	28°55'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1976	Apr 8, 1976 into Aries
Mars	9°20'34" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	2°48'47" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°07'45" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	5°51'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°49'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°08'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°06'03" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 7, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 19:02 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	18°05' Cancer

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