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Where Were the Planets on July 19, 1973?

Quick Answer

On July 19, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (26°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 19, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 18°19' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 19, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°39'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1973	Jul 22, 1973 into Leo
Moon	11°58'04" Pisces	Direct	Jul 18, 1973	Jul 20, 1973 into Aries
Mercury	27°53'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 16, 1973	Aug 11, 1973 into Leo
Venus	23°14'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Virgo
Mars	17°43'13" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°37'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	28°26'43" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°09'33" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°52'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°03'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°41'02" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 19, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 19, 1973?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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