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Where Were the Planets on June 13, 1973?

Quick Answer

On June 13, 1973, the Sun was in Gemini (22°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune 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 June 13, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°36' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 13, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°19'29" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1973	Jun 21, 1973 into Cancer
Moon	26°40'24" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 11, 1973	Jun 13, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°12'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1973	Jun 27, 1973 into Leo
Venus	9°24'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 5, 1973	Jun 30, 1973 into Leo
Mars	25°06'28" Pisces	Direct	May 8, 1973	Jun 20, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	11°50'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	23°52'13" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°00'48" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°36'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°40'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°35'25" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 13, 1973

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 13, 18:42 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on June 13, 1973?

The Sun and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Gemini, 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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