# Astrology Calendar 1973

> In 1973, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 4 to Mar 27; Jul 6 to Jul 30; Oct 30 to Nov 19). There are 7 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on January 4, 1973 in Capricorn; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on January 18, 1973 in Cancer; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on June 15, 1973 in Sagittarius; Total Solar Eclipse on June 30, 1973 in Cancer; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on July 15, 1973 in Capricorn; Partial Lunar Eclipse on December 10, 1973 in Gemini; Annular Solar Eclipse on December 24, 1973 in Capricorn. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1973

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1973-03-20 18:12 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1973-06-21 13:00 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1973-09-23 04:21 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1973-12-22 00:08 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-01-04 15:45 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn | 14°09' Capricorn |
| 1973-01-18 21:17 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Cancer | 28°33' Cancer |
| 1973-06-15 20:49 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius | 24°42' Sagittarius |
| 1973-06-30 11:37 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 8°31' Cancer |
| 1973-07-15 11:38 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn | 22°42' Capricorn |
| 1973-12-10 01:44 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Gemini | 17°57' Gemini |
| 1973-12-24 15:01 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn | 2°40' Capricorn |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saturn | 1972-10-02 16:33 UTC at 20°35' Gemini | 1973-02-13 12:59 UTC at 13°37' Gemini | Gemini | 1972-06-29 to 1973-05-18 |
| Pluto | 1973-01-06 07:01 UTC at 4°25' Libra | 1973-06-11 20:27 UTC at 1°40' Libra | Libra | 1972-09-18 to 1973-10-01 |
| Uranus | 1973-01-27 05:23 UTC at 23°03' Libra | 1973-06-26 22:05 UTC at 18°56' Libra | Libra | 1972-10-15 to 1973-10-11 |
| Mercury | 1973-03-04 12:58 UTC at 28°35' Pisces | 1973-03-27 08:17 UTC at 15°00' Pisces | Pisces | 1973-02-18 to 1973-04-15 |
| Neptune | 1973-03-09 14:06 UTC at 7°26' Sagittarius | 1973-08-16 15:57 UTC at 4°39' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1972-11-18 to 1973-12-06 |
| Jupiter | 1973-05-30 22:07 UTC at 12°07' Aquarius | 1973-09-28 13:31 UTC at 2°17' Aquarius | Aquarius | 1973-03-06 to 1973-12-21 |
| Mercury | 1973-07-06 16:56 UTC at 3°20' Leo | 1973-07-30 21:49 UTC at 22°51' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 1973-06-19 to 1973-08-14 |
| Mars | 1973-09-19 23:24 UTC at 9°16' Taurus | 1973-11-26 00:10 UTC at 25°18' Aries | Taurus, Aries | 1973-08-02 to 1974-01-17 |
| Saturn | 1973-10-17 05:38 UTC at 4°45' Cancer | 1974-02-27 21:11 UTC at 27°46' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1973-07-14 to 1974-06-02 |
| Mercury | 1973-10-30 10:26 UTC at 26°36' Scorpio | 1973-11-19 14:15 UTC at 10°33' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1973-10-10 to 1973-12-06 |

## January 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-01-04 14:40 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1973-01-04 15:45 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn | 14°09' Capricorn |
| 1973-01-11 19:14 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1973-01-18 21:17 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Cancer | 28°33' Cancer |
| 1973-01-20 04:48 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1973-01-23 10:41 UTC | Jupiter square Uranus | Exact square |
| 1973-01-23 15:22 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1973-01-27 05:23 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 23°03' Libra |

## February 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-02-03 09:23 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 14°25' Aquarius |
| 1973-02-04 18:43 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1973-02-09 19:28 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1973-02-12 05:50 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1973-02-13 12:59 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 13°37' Gemini |
| 1973-02-17 10:07 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 28°37' Leo |
| 1973-02-18 19:01 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1973-02-23 09:22 UTC | Jupiter enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1973-02-28 18:45 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## March 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-03-04 12:58 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 28°35' Pisces |
| 1973-03-05 00:08 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 14°17' Pisces |
| 1973-03-09 14:07 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 7°26' Sagittarius |
| 1973-03-12 02:04 UTC | Jupiter trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1973-03-18 23:34 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 28°14' Virgo |
| 1973-03-20 18:12 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1973-03-24 20:34 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1973-03-26 20:58 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1973-03-27 08:17 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 15°00' Pisces |

## April 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-04-03 03:16 UTC | Jupiter sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1973-04-03 11:45 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 13°35' Aries |
| 1973-04-16 21:16 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1973-04-17 13:51 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 27°24' Libra |
| 1973-04-18 01:05 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1973-04-20 05:30 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |

## May 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-05-02 20:55 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 12°18' Taurus |
| 1973-05-06 02:53 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1973-05-08 04:09 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1973-05-12 05:24 UTC | Saturn trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 1973-05-12 08:42 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1973-05-17 04:58 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 26°09' Scorpio |
| 1973-05-20 17:22 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1973-05-21 04:54 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1973-05-30 22:07 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 12°07' Aquarius |

## June 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-06-01 04:34 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 10°33' Gemini |
| 1973-06-04 04:41 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1973-06-05 19:20 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1973-06-11 20:26 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 1°40' Libra |
| 1973-06-15 20:49 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius | 24°42' Sagittarius |
| 1973-06-20 20:55 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1973-06-21 13:00 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1973-06-26 22:05 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 18°56' Libra |
| 1973-06-27 06:43 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1973-06-30 08:55 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1973-06-30 11:37 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 8°31' Cancer |

## July 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-07-06 16:56 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 3°20' Leo |
| 1973-07-15 11:38 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn | 22°42' Capricorn |
| 1973-07-16 08:03 UTC | Mercury re-enters Cancer (retrograde) | Leaves Leo |
| 1973-07-22 23:55 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1973-07-25 02:13 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1973-07-29 18:59 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 6°29' Leo |
| 1973-07-30 21:49 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 22°51' Cancer |

## August 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-08-01 22:33 UTC | Saturn enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1973-08-11 12:20 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1973-08-12 14:56 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1973-08-14 02:17 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 21°09' Aquarius |
| 1973-08-16 15:57 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 4°39' Sagittarius |
| 1973-08-19 01:10 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1973-08-20 02:28 UTC | Jupiter sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1973-08-23 06:53 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1973-08-28 03:25 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 4°41' Virgo |
| 1973-08-28 15:21 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## September 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-09-02 16:44 UTC | Jupiter trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1973-09-12 15:16 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 19°42' Pisces |
| 1973-09-13 09:04 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1973-09-13 16:15 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1973-09-14 19:49 UTC | Saturn square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1973-09-19 23:24 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 9°16' Taurus |
| 1973-09-23 04:21 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1973-09-26 13:54 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 3°20' Libra |
| 1973-09-28 13:31 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 2°17' Aquarius |

## October 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-10-02 20:11 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1973-10-07 10:14 UTC | Saturn square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1973-10-09 08:07 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1973-10-12 03:09 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 18°39' Aries |
| 1973-10-17 05:38 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 4°45' Cancer |
| 1973-10-23 13:30 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1973-10-26 03:17 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 2°34' Scorpio |
| 1973-10-29 23:00 UTC | Mars re-enters Aries (retrograde) | Leaves Taurus |
| 1973-10-30 10:26 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 26°36' Scorpio |

## November 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-11-05 15:38 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1973-11-10 14:27 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 18°03' Taurus |
| 1973-11-16 20:32 UTC | Jupiter trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1973-11-19 14:15 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 10°33' Scorpio |
| 1973-11-22 10:54 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1973-11-22 13:30 UTC | Jupiter sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1973-11-22 17:20 UTC | The North Node enters Sagittarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1973-11-24 19:55 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 2°24' Sagittarius |
| 1973-11-26 00:10 UTC | Mars stations direct | 25°18' Aries |

## December 1973

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1973-12-07 21:37 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1973-12-08 21:28 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1973-12-10 01:44 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Gemini | 17°57' Gemini |
| 1973-12-22 00:07 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1973-12-24 08:10 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1973-12-24 15:01 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn | 2°40' Capricorn |
| 1973-12-28 15:14 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1973?

In 1973, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 4 to Mar 27; Jul 6 to Jul 30; Oct 30 to Nov 19). There are 7 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on January 4, 1973 in Capricorn; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on January 18, 1973 in Cancer; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on June 15, 1973 in Sagittarius; Total Solar Eclipse on June 30, 1973 in Cancer; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on July 15, 1973 in Capricorn; Partial Lunar Eclipse on December 10, 1973 in Gemini; Annular Solar Eclipse on December 24, 1973 in Capricorn. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1973?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1973: from March 4, 1973 to March 27, 1973 (Pisces); from July 6, 1973 to July 30, 1973 (Leo and Cancer); from October 30, 1973 to November 19, 1973 (Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1973?

Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on January 4, 1973; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Cancer on January 18, 1973; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius on June 15, 1973; Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer on June 30, 1973; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn on July 15, 1973; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on December 10, 1973; Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on December 24, 1973.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1973?

March Equinox: March 20, 1973 at 1:12 PM ET (18:12 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1973 at 9:00 AM ET (13:00 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 1973 at 12:21 AM ET (04:21 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1973 at 7:08 PM ET (00:08 UTC on December 22).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1973). Free to cite with a link to the source page.