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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1976, the Sun was in Taurus (8°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°18' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°19'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Gemini
Moon	28°12'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1976	Apr 28, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	28°43'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1976	Apr 29, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	24°46'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1976	May 2, 1976 into Taurus
Mars	20°10'38" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	7°49'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°55'33" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	4°58'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°28'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°35'24" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°59'20" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 28, 1976

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 15:37 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on April 28, 1976?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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