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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1973, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus 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 29, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°46' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 20°36' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°27'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1973	Feb 18, 1973 into Pisces
Moon	14°41'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 28, 1973	Jan 30, 1973 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°54'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1973	Feb 9, 1973 into Pisces
Venus	22°08'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	20°27'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°27'19" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°50'47" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°03'33" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°00'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°16'34" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°44'21" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 29, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on January 29, 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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