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Where Were the Planets on February 22, 1973?

Quick Answer

On February 22, 1973, the Sun was in Pisces (3°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus trined Uranus. A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 22, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°40' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°54' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 22, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°44'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1973	Mar 20, 1973 into Aries
Moon	4°49'31" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 22, 1973	Feb 24, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°14'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	22°09'16" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 1973	Feb 28, 1973 into Pisces
Mars	7°10'00" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	29°48'36" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°42'29" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°44'59" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°22'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°50'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°28'05" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 22, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 22, 02:34 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Feb 22, 23:13 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

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