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Where Were the Planets on June 4, 1973?

Quick Answer

On June 4, 1973, the Sun was in Gemini (13°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 4, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°19' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 4, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°43'08" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1973	Jun 21, 1973 into Cancer
Moon	0°06'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 4, 1973	Jun 6, 1973 into Virgo
Mercury	0°33'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1973	Jun 27, 1973 into Leo
Venus	28°24'03" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1973	Jun 5, 1973 into Cancer
Mars	19°01'09" Pisces	Direct	May 8, 1973	Jun 20, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	12°05'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	22°42'06" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°09'02" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°50'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°41'20" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°04'01" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 4, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 4, 04:41 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jun 4, 11:48 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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