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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1973?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1973, the Sun was in Taurus (21°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Taurus into Gemini. Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts. Saturn trined Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°28' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°36'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1973	May 21, 1973 into Gemini
Moon	28°08'04" Virgo	Direct	May 10, 1973	May 12, 1973 into Libra
Mercury	12°26'53" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1973	May 20, 1973 into Gemini
Venus	0°10'07" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1973	Jun 5, 1973 into Cancer
Mars	3°02'43" Pisces	Direct	May 8, 1973	Jun 20, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	11°35'47" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	19°48'55" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°46'22" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°27'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°54'58" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°17'05" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 12, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 01:40 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
May 12, 05:24 UTC	Saturn trine Uranus	Reform that sticks: change built into lasting structures.
May 12, 08:42 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 12, 15:30 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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