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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1973?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (23°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°57' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°48'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1973	Jul 22, 1973 into Leo
Moon	4°54'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 16, 1973	Jul 18, 1973 into Pisces
Mercury	29°53'48" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 16, 1973	Aug 11, 1973 into Leo
Venus	19°36'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Virgo
Mars	15°59'16" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°59'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	28°04'56" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°06'15" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°54'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°59'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°50'34" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1973

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 02:02 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 16, 02:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jul 16, 08:03 UTC	Mercury re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo

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