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Where Were the Planets on February 2, 1973?

Quick Answer

On February 2, 1973, the Sun was in Aquarius (13°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 2, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°55' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°26' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 2, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°31'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1973	Feb 18, 1973 into Pisces
Moon	3°09'54" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Pisces
Mercury	16°53'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1973	Feb 9, 1973 into Pisces
Venus	27°08'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	23°13'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°22'22" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°44'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°02'36" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°05'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°13'16" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°31'38" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 2, 1973

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 2, 05:42 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Feb 2, 05:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 2, 17:21 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine

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