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Where Were the Planets on July 7, 1973?

Quick Answer

On July 7, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (15°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 7, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°13' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 7, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°13'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1973	Jul 22, 1973 into Leo
Moon	16°57'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 6, 1973	Jul 8, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°19'19" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 27, 1973	Jul 16, 1973 into Cancer
Venus	8°40'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Virgo
Mars	10°35'41" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°00'20" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	26°57'57" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	18°59'05" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°04'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°51'11" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°19'10" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 7, 1973

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 7, 08:26 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	15°05' Libra

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