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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1976, the Sun was in Taurus (6°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°31' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°22'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Gemini
Moon	4°37'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1976	Apr 28, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	26°40'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1976	Apr 29, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	22°19'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1976	May 2, 1976 into Taurus
Mars	19°06'43" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	7°20'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°49'06" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	5°03'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°31'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°38'17" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°05'41" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 26, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 02:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 26, 15:10 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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