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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1976?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1976, the Sun was in Scorpio (8°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°35' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°10' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°11'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1976	Nov 22, 1976 into Sagittarius
Moon	26°55'18" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 29, 1976	Oct 31, 1976 into Pisces
Mercury	3°49'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 29, 1976	Nov 16, 1976 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°06'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 20, 1976	Nov 14, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	15°32'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 8, 1976	Nov 20, 1976 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°27'49" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	16°11'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	7°31'28" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°25'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°37'00" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°08'22" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 31, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 01:51 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 31, 17:53 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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