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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1973, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°42' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°34' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°05'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1972	Jan 20, 1973 into Aquarius
Moon	2°07'06" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1973	Jan 10, 1973 into Aries
Mercury	5°53'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1973	Jan 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Venus	25°52'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1972	Jan 11, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	6°00'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	19°34'03" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°48'18" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°53'51" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°27'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°25'35" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°51'04" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 8, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 08:02 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on January 8, 1973?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mars and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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