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Where Were the Planets on March 26, 1973?

Quick Answer

On March 26, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (5°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 26, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°27' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°16' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 26, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°41'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1973	Apr 20, 1973 into Taurus
Moon	0°21'52" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 26, 1973	Mar 28, 1973 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°02'49" Pisces	Stationing direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	2°02'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1973	Apr 18, 1973 into Taurus
Mars	29°44'05" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°01'27" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	15°09'13" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	21°41'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°21'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°00'20" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°46'25" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 26, 1973

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 26, 11:15 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 26, 20:58 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Mar 26, 21:44 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Mar 26, 23:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	6°10' Capricorn

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