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Where Were the Planets on February 20, 1973?

Quick Answer

On February 20, 1973, the Sun was in Pisces (1°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 20, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°17' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°07' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 20, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°43'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1973	Mar 20, 1973 into Aries
Moon	9°45'15" Libra	Direct	Feb 19, 1973	Feb 22, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°22'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	19°39'20" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1973	Feb 28, 1973 into Pisces
Mars	5°45'58" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	29°22'50" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°40'41" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°47'39" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°21'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°53'07" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°34'27" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 20, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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