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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1973?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (12°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°33' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°35' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1973
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°36'31" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon29°31'56" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury16°40'59" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus10°44'15" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars4°42'09" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter7°10'17" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn15°41'16" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus21°23'54" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune7°16'45" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto2°48'49" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node12°24'11" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 2, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces

Born on April 2, 1973?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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