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Where Were the Planets on July 10, 1973?

Quick Answer

On July 10, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (18°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 10, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 29°36' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 10, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°04'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1973	Jul 22, 1973 into Leo
Moon	23°39'28" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 8, 1973	Jul 11, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°47'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1973	Jul 16, 1973 into Cancer
Venus	12°19'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Virgo
Mars	12°25'22" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°40'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°20'31" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°01'00" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°00'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°53'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°09'38" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 10, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 10, 16:02 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine

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