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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1973?

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On June 17, 1973, the Sun was in Gemini (26°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% 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 17, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°03' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1973
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°08'36" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon13°58'46" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury20°30'54" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus14°18'02" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars27°46'27" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter11°38'35" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn24°23'29" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus18°58'27" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune5°30'45" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto1°40'59" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node8°22'42" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 17, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on June 17, 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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