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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1973?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (0°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°08' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°33' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°44'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1973	Apr 20, 1973 into Taurus
Moon	0°23'11" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1973	Mar 23, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mercury	16°42'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	25°49'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1973	Mar 24, 1973 into Aries
Mars	26°11'29" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°09'05" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	14°48'57" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	21°53'20" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°23'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°08'36" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°02'18" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 21, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 11:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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