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Where Were the Planets on June 27, 1973?

Quick Answer

On June 27, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (5°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 27, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°20' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°02' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 27, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°40'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1973	Jul 22, 1973 into Leo
Moon	23°39'29" Taurus	Direct	Jun 25, 1973	Jun 27, 1973 into Gemini
Mercury	0°08'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1973	Jul 16, 1973 into Cancer
Venus	26°30'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 5, 1973	Jun 30, 1973 into Leo
Mars	4°18'28" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°57'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	25°41'20" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	18°56'08" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°16'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°44'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°50'56" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 27, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 27, 06:43 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 27, 22:17 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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