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Where Were the Planets on April 10, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 10, 1976, the Sun was in Aries (20°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 10, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°58' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°14' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 10, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°44'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1976	Apr 19, 1976 into Taurus
Moon	25°03'34" Leo	Direct	Apr 8, 1976	Apr 10, 1976 into Virgo
Mercury	0°12'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1976	Apr 29, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	2°37'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1976	May 2, 1976 into Taurus
Mars	10°50'19" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	3°31'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°11'47" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	5°44'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°47'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°03'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°56'31" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 10, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 10, 09:29 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 10, 20:15 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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