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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1973, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Aquarius. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°57' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°26'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1973	Feb 18, 1973 into Pisces
Moon	2°52'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 28, 1973	Jan 30, 1973 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°11'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1973	Feb 9, 1973 into Pisces
Venus	20°53'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	19°45'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°13'29" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°52'32" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°03'39" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°59'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°17'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°47'31" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 28, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 06:10 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 28, 20:28 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on January 28, 1973?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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