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Where Were the Planets on May 25, 1973?

Quick Answer

On May 25, 1973, the Sun was in Gemini (4°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 25, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°25' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°11' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 25, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°07'41" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1973	Jun 21, 1973 into Cancer
Moon	5°45'56" Pisces	Direct	May 25, 1973	May 27, 1973 into Aries
Mercury	10°25'49" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1973	Jun 4, 1973 into Cancer
Venus	16°08'24" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1973	Jun 5, 1973 into Cancer
Mars	12°07'50" Pisces	Direct	May 8, 1973	Jun 20, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	12°05'01" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	21°25'17" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°22'38" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°07'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°45'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°35'47" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 25, 1973

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 25, 01:05 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 25, 08:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	4°00' Pisces

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