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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1976?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1976, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°39' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°34' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°11'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1976	Nov 22, 1976 into Sagittarius
Moon	14°10'16" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 29, 1976	Oct 31, 1976 into Pisces
Mercury	2°09'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 29, 1976	Nov 16, 1976 into Sagittarius
Venus	11°53'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 20, 1976	Nov 14, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	14°51'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 8, 1976	Nov 20, 1976 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°35'00" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	16°08'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°27'42" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°23'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°34'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°11'32" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 30, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 18:47 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Oct 30, 21:52 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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