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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1973?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1973, the Sun was in Leo (23°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°15' Pisces at midnight UTC to 28°12' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°28'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1973	Aug 23, 1973 into Virgo
Moon	21°42'41" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 1973	Aug 17, 1973 into Aries
Mercury	7°08'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1973	Aug 28, 1973 into Virgo
Venus	26°57'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1973	Aug 19, 1973 into Libra
Mars	1°37'33" Taurus	Direct	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	5°04'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	1°30'45" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	20°01'18" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°39'47" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°46'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°12'04" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 16, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 03:12 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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