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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1973?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (22°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% 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 12, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°02' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°26'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1973	Apr 20, 1973 into Taurus
Moon	21°46'39" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1973	Apr 13, 1973 into Virgo
Mercury	24°53'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	23°08'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1973	Apr 18, 1973 into Taurus
Mars	11°48'14" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 26, 1973	May 8, 1973 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°38'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	16°33'52" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	20°58'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°07'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°32'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°52'24" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 12, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree 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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