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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 1973?

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On April 15, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (25°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% 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 15, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°33' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 1973
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°22'45" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon1°09'43" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury28°18'16" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus26°51'03" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars13°56'03" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter9°02'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn16°51'02" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus20°50'29" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune7°04'36" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto2°28'26" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node11°42'52" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 15, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on April 15, 1973?

The Sun and Venus sat 1 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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