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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1973?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1973, the Sun was in Virgo (23°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°28'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1973	Sep 23, 1973 into Libra
Moon	12°06'39" Taurus	Direct	Sep 15, 1973	Sep 17, 1973 into Gemini
Mercury	4°48'03" Libra	Direct	Sep 13, 1973	Oct 2, 1973 into Scorpio
Venus	3°39'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1973	Oct 9, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°11'02" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	2°31'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	3°53'43" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	21°34'18" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°55'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°51'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°33'35" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 16, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 13:43 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Sep 16, 17:11 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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