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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1973?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1973, the Sun was in Taurus (26°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Full Moon fell at 26°09' Scorpio. Mars squared Neptune. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort. Venus opposed Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°36' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°26'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1973	May 21, 1973 into Gemini
Moon	29°39'24" Scorpio	Direct	May 15, 1973	May 17, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°58'35" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1973	May 20, 1973 into Gemini
Venus	6°18'59" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1973	Jun 5, 1973 into Cancer
Mars	6°33'08" Pisces	Direct	May 8, 1973	Jun 20, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	11°50'42" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	20°25'23" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°36'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°20'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°50'41" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	10°01'12" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1973

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 04:47 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.
May 17, 04:58 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	26°09' Scorpio
May 17, 12:20 UTC	Venus opposite Neptune	Rose-colored glasses, and disappointment when reality doesn't match the fantasy.
May 17, 12:41 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 17, 22:42 UTC	Venus square Mars	What you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.

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