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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1973, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% 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 12, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°44' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°41' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°09'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1972	Jan 20, 1973 into Aquarius
Moon	25°40'47" Aries	Direct	Jan 10, 1973	Jan 12, 1973 into Taurus
Mercury	12°05'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1973	Jan 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Venus	0°52'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	8°45'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	20°30'09" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°34'11" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°57'36" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°35'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°24'59" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°38'21" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 12, 1973

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 05:27 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	21°53' Aries
Jan 12, 19:24 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on January 12, 1973?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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