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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1973?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1973, the Sun was in Taurus (15°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°01' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°48'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1973	May 21, 1973 into Gemini
Moon	6°21'36" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1973	May 8, 1973 into Leo
Mercury	0°42'21" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1973	May 20, 1973 into Gemini
Venus	22°46'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1973	May 12, 1973 into Gemini
Mars	28°49'11" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 26, 1973	May 8, 1973 into Pisces
Jupiter	11°12'01" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	19°06'20" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°59'15" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°37'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°01'00" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°36'09" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 6, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 01:34 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 6, 02:53 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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