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Where Were the Planets on March 19, 1973?

Quick Answer

On March 19, 1973, the Sun was in Pisces (28°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 19, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°28' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 19, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°44'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1973	Mar 20, 1973 into Aries
Moon	4°59'17" Libra	Direct	Mar 19, 1973	Mar 21, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°02'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	23°20'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1973	Mar 24, 1973 into Aries
Mars	24°46'33" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°47'26" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	14°41'30" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	21°57'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°24'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°11'54" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°08'40" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 19, 1973

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 19, 02:47 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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