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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1973?

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On July 20, 1973, the Sun was in Cancer (27°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Cancer while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°19' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°13' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1973
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°36'59" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon24°44'56" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury27°12'47" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Venus24°26'42" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars18°17'23" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter8°29'32" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn28°33'54" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus19°10'45" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune4°51'13" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto2°04'32" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node6°37'52" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 20, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces

Born on July 20, 1973?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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