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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1976, the Sun was in Taurus (9°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Annular Solar Eclipse in Taurus was the day's main event. Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°07' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°59' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°17'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Gemini
Moon	10°03'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1976	May 1, 1976 into Gemini
Mercury	29°36'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1976	Apr 29, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	26°00'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1976	May 2, 1976 into Taurus
Mars	20°42'45" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	8°03'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°58'56" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	4°56'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°27'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°34'00" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°56'09" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 29, 1976

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 10:23 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Taurus	9°13' Taurus
Apr 29, 23:09 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on April 29, 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 1 degrees 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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