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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1973?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (13°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°35' Aries at midnight UTC to 20°55' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°35'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1973	Apr 20, 1973 into Taurus
Moon	13°44'02" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 1973	Apr 4, 1973 into Taurus
Mercury	17°14'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	11°58'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1973	Apr 18, 1973 into Taurus
Mars	5°24'45" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 26, 1973	May 8, 1973 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°19'39" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	15°46'11" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	21°21'22" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°15'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°47'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°21'00" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 3, 1973

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 03:16 UTC	Jupiter sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Apr 3, 11:45 UTC	New Moon in Aries	13°35' Aries

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