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Where Were the Planets on February 10, 1973?

Quick Answer

On February 10, 1973, the Sun was in Aquarius (21°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 10, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°27' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 10, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°37'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1973	Feb 18, 1973 into Pisces
Moon	20°29'11" Taurus	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Feb 11, 1973 into Gemini
Mercury	1°14'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	7°09'20" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1973	Feb 28, 1973 into Pisces
Mars	28°47'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°10'56" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°38'29" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°58'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°13'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°05'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°06'13" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 10, 1973

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 10, 13:24 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Feb 10, 14:05 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	21°43' Taurus

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