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Where Were the Planets on April 10, 1973?

Quick Answer

On April 10, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (20°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 10, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°24' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 10, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°28'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1973	Apr 20, 1973 into Taurus
Moon	24°31'41" Cancer	Direct	Apr 8, 1973	Apr 10, 1973 into Leo
Mercury	22°49'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	20°39'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1973	Apr 18, 1973 into Taurus
Mars	10°23'01" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 26, 1973	May 8, 1973 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°21'47" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	16°22'45" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	21°03'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°09'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°36'04" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°58'46" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 10, 1973

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 10, 04:28 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	20°10' Cancer
Apr 10, 19:25 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Apr 10, 21:31 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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