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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1973?

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On May 19, 1973, the Sun was in Taurus (28°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°27' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°15' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1973
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°21'39" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon23°22'07" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury27°19'15" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus8°46'25" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars7°57'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter11°55'24" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn20°40'12" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus19°32'48" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune6°16'51" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto1°49'10" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node9°54'51" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 19, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 19, 1973?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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