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Where Were the Planets on January 26, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 26, 1973, the Sun was in Aquarius (6°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 26, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°05' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°05' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 26, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°24'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1973	Feb 18, 1973 into Pisces
Moon	9°07'11" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 25, 1973	Jan 28, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°47'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1973	Feb 9, 1973 into Pisces
Venus	18°23'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	18°22'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	23°45'46" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°56'20" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°03'41" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°56'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°18'43" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°53'52" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 26, 1973

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 26, 05:15 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jan 26, 06:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	6°09' Scorpio

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