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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1973?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1973, the Sun was in Gemini (9°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°32' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°38' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°53'09" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1973	Jun 21, 1973 into Cancer
Moon	0°04'42" Gemini	Direct	May 31, 1973	Jun 2, 1973 into Cancer
Mercury	22°55'30" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1973	Jun 4, 1973 into Cancer
Venus	23°29'57" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1973	Jun 5, 1973 into Cancer
Mars	16°16'38" Pisces	Direct	May 8, 1973	Jun 20, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	12°07'48" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	22°11'10" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°13'56" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°57'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°42'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°16'43" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 31, 1973

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 02:30 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
May 31, 11:52 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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