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Where Were the Planets on September 27, 1973?

Quick Answer

On September 27, 1973, the Sun was in Libra (4°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mercury met Uranus in Libra. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus. The Sun met Pluto in Libra. The Sun squared Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 27, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 22°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 27, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°14'03" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1973	Oct 23, 1973 into Scorpio
Moon	15°40'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 1973	Sep 28, 1973 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°13'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 13, 1973	Oct 2, 1973 into Scorpio
Venus	16°26'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1973	Oct 9, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°50'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	2°17'32" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°23'39" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	22°13'19" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°07'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°17'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°58'38" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 27, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 27, 11:51 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.
Sep 27, 13:16 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.
Sep 27, 16:03 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Limits push back: fatigue, delays, or someone in authority saying no.

Born on September 27, 1973?

The Sun, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mercury and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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