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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1973?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1973, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Capricorn. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill. Mercury trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°32' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°29'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1973	Feb 18, 1973 into Pisces
Moon	8°34'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 30, 1973	Feb 2, 1973 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°22'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1973	Feb 9, 1973 into Pisces
Venus	24°38'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	21°50'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°54'54" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°47'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°03'11" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°03'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°14'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°37'59" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 31, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 17:38 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Jan 31, 18:21 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Born on January 31, 1973?

Venus 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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