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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1973?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1973, the Sun was in Leo (0°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°42' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°28'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1973	Aug 23, 1973 into Virgo
Moon	4°46'05" Taurus	Direct	Jul 23, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Gemini
Mercury	25°17'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 16, 1973	Aug 11, 1973 into Leo
Venus	28°04'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1973	Jul 25, 1973 into Virgo
Mars	19°58'18" Aries	Direct	Jun 20, 1973	Aug 12, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°06'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	28°55'15" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°14'40" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°48'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°08'18" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°28'20" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 23, 1973

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 03:40 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 23, 03:58 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	0°09' Taurus

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