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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1973?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (26°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°33' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°11' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°21'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1973	Apr 20, 1973 into Taurus
Moon	13°54'25" Libra	Direct	Apr 15, 1973	Apr 17, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°31'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	28°05'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1973	Apr 18, 1973 into Taurus
Mars	14°38'39" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 26, 1973	May 8, 1973 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°09'56" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	16°56'54" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	20°47'55" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°03'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°26'56" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°39'42" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 16, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 21:16 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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