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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1973?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1973, the Sun was in Leo (21°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 14, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°58' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°29' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°32'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1973	Aug 23, 1973 into Virgo
Moon	26°12'57" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 12, 1973	Aug 14, 1973 into Pisces
Mercury	4°01'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1973	Aug 28, 1973 into Virgo
Venus	24°33'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1973	Aug 19, 1973 into Libra
Mars	0°48'06" Taurus	Direct	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	5°18'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	1°19'02" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	19°56'27" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°39'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°43'02" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°18'26" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 14, 1973

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 14, 02:17 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	21°09' Aquarius
Aug 14, 19:13 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 14, 22:10 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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