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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 1976?

Quick Answer

On October 29, 1976, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°39' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°11'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1976	Nov 22, 1976 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°03'44" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 29, 1976	Oct 31, 1976 into Pisces
Mercury	0°29'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 29, 1976	Nov 16, 1976 into Sagittarius
Venus	10°41'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 20, 1976	Nov 14, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	14°09'28" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 8, 1976	Nov 20, 1976 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°42'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	16°05'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°23'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°21'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°32'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°14'43" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 29, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 29, 04:55 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 29, 10:05 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 29, 22:05 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	6°37' Aquarius

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