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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1973?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (2°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°46' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°43'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1973	Apr 20, 1973 into Taurus
Moon	24°47'52" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1973	Mar 23, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°44'24" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	28°18'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1973	Mar 24, 1973 into Aries
Mars	27°36'28" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°30'20" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	14°56'47" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	21°48'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°22'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°05'17" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°55'57" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 23, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 20:41 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Mar 23, 22:26 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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