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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1973, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% 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 17, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°34' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°15'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1972	Jan 20, 1973 into Aquarius
Moon	8°13'09" Cancer	Direct	Jan 16, 1973	Jan 18, 1973 into Leo
Mercury	19°59'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1973	Jan 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Venus	7°07'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	12°10'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	21°40'15" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°18'31" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°01'02" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°43'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°23'29" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°22'28" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 17, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 17, 1973?

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