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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1973, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Cancer was the day's main event. Mercury met Jupiter in Capricorn. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°35' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°16'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1972	Jan 20, 1973 into Aquarius
Moon	22°54'59" Cancer	Direct	Jan 16, 1973	Jan 18, 1973 into Leo
Mercury	21°35'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1973	Jan 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Venus	8°22'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	12°52'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	21°54'14" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°15'40" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°01'33" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°44'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°23'06" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°19'18" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 18, 1973

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 17:22 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.
Jan 18, 21:17 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Cancer	28°33' Cancer
Jan 18, 23:40 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on January 18, 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 less than a degree 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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