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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1973?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (19°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°26' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 23°13' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°59'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1973	Jul 22, 1973 into Leo
Moon	17°20'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 11, 1973	Jul 13, 1973 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°03'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1973	Jul 16, 1973 into Cancer
Venus	14°44'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Virgo
Mars	13°37'30" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°27'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°35'26" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°02'32" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°58'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°55'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°03'17" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 12, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 12, 19:02 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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