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Where Were the Planets on February 3, 1973?

Quick Answer

On February 3, 1973, the Sun was in Aquarius (14°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 3, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°27' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 3, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°31'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1973	Feb 18, 1973 into Pisces
Moon	15°48'51" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Pisces
Mercury	18°39'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1973	Feb 9, 1973 into Pisces
Venus	28°23'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1973	Feb 4, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	23°55'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°36'04" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°43'43" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	23°02'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°06'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°12'22" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°28'27" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 3, 1973

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 3, 09:23 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	14°25' Aquarius

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