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Where Were the Planets on June 30, 1973?

Quick Answer

On June 30, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (8°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 30, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°17' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 30, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°32'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1973	Jul 22, 1973 into Leo
Moon	8°45'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 29, 1973	Jul 1, 1973 into Leo
Mercury	1°51'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1973	Jul 16, 1973 into Cancer
Venus	0°09'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Virgo
Mars	6°13'23" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°41'36" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	26°04'30" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	18°56'28" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°12'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°46'09" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°41'24" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 30, 1973

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 30, 07:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jun 30, 08:55 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 30, 11:37 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer	8°31' Cancer

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