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Where Were the Planets on January 25, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 25, 1973, the Sun was in Aquarius (5°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 25, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°53' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°05' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 25, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°23'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1973	Feb 18, 1973 into Pisces
Moon	27°01'28" Libra	Direct	Jan 23, 1973	Jan 25, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°06'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1973	Feb 9, 1973 into Pisces
Venus	17°08'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	17°41'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	23°31'53" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°58'24" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°03'37" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°55'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°19'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°57'03" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 25, 1973

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 25, 17:51 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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