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Where Were the Planets on April 25, 1973?

Quick Answer

On April 25, 1973, the Sun was in Taurus (5°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 25, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°18' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°26' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 25, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°08'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1973	May 21, 1973 into Gemini
Moon	2°20'54" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 25, 1973	Apr 27, 1973 into Pisces
Mercury	12°00'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1973	May 6, 1973 into Taurus
Venus	9°12'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1973	May 12, 1973 into Gemini
Mars	21°02'00" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 26, 1973	May 8, 1973 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°12'36" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	17°52'27" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	20°25'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°52'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°14'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°11'06" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 25, 1973

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 25, 07:20 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 25, 17:59 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	5°23' Aquarius

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