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Where Were the Planets on March 11, 1973?

Quick Answer

On March 11, 1973, the Sun was in Pisces (20°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 11, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°40' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 11, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°46'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1973	Mar 20, 1973 into Aries
Moon	15°37'55" Gemini	Direct	Mar 10, 1973	Mar 12, 1973 into Cancer
Mercury	25°15'56" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	13°22'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1973	Mar 24, 1973 into Aries
Mars	19°07'25" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	3°17'11" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	14°15'31" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°15'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°25'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°24'55" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°34'05" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 11, 1973

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 11, 21:26 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	21°10' Gemini

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