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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1973?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (16°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°10'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1973	Jul 22, 1973 into Leo
Moon	29°26'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 6, 1973	Jul 8, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°13'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1973	Jul 16, 1973 into Cancer
Venus	9°53'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Virgo
Mars	11°12'26" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°53'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°05'30" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	18°59'40" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°02'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°52'02" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°15'59" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 8, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 12:09 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Jul 8, 13:05 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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