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Where Were the Planets on September 26, 1973?

Quick Answer

On September 26, 1973, the Sun was in Libra (3°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 26, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°27' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°59' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 26, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°15'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1973	Oct 23, 1973 into Scorpio
Moon	2°15'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 1973	Sep 28, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°43'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 13, 1973	Oct 2, 1973 into Scorpio
Venus	15°16'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1973	Oct 9, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°57'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	2°17'51" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°21'27" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	22°09'41" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°06'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°14'45" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°01'48" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 26, 1973

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 26, 08:00 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 26, 13:54 UTC	New Moon in Libra	3°20' Libra

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