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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1976?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 1976, the Sun was in Leo (10°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°41' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°48' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°18'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Virgo
Moon	4°45'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 2, 1976	Aug 4, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°58'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1976	Aug 3, 1976 into Virgo
Venus	22°47'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1976	Aug 8, 1976 into Virgo
Mars	16°16'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 6, 1976	Aug 24, 1976 into Libra
Jupiter	27°37'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	7°03'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°14'53" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°18'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°28'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°54'19" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 2, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 03:55 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 2, 06:30 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 2, 22:07 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	10°42' Scorpio

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