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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1973?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1973, the Sun was in Aries (27°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Full Moon fell at 27°24' Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°12' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°38' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°20'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1973	Apr 20, 1973 into Taurus
Moon	26°27'18" Libra	Direct	Apr 15, 1973	Apr 17, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°46'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1973	May 6, 1973 into Taurus
Venus	29°19'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1973	Apr 18, 1973 into Taurus
Mars	15°21'16" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 26, 1973	May 8, 1973 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°17'29" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	17°02'49" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	20°45'21" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°02'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°25'28" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°36'31" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 17, 1973

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 13:51 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	27°24' Libra
Apr 17, 18:50 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on April 17, 1973?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 2 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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