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Where Were the Planets on April 4, 1973?

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On April 4, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (14°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% 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 4, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°29' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 4, 1973
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°34'48" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon28°11'56" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury17°51'27" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus13°13'11" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars6°07'21" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter7°28'54" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn15°51'10" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus21°18'48" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune7°15'10" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto2°45'35" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node12°17'49" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 4, 1973

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on April 4, 1973?

Mars and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Aquarius, 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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