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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1976, the Sun was in Taurus (1°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°25' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°10' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°30'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Gemini
Moon	3°50'55" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 21, 1976	Apr 23, 1976 into Pisces
Mercury	20°10'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1976	Apr 29, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	16°09'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1976	May 2, 1976 into Taurus
Mars	16°28'37" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	6°08'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°34'39" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	5°16'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°37'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°45'44" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°21'34" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 21, 1976

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 04:47 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 21, 07:14 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	1°18' Aquarius
Apr 21, 22:32 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square

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