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Where Were the Planets on October 14, 1973?

Quick Answer

On October 14, 1973, the Sun was in Libra (20°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 14, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°18' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 14, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°59'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1973	Oct 23, 1973 into Scorpio
Moon	22°09'30" Taurus	Direct	Oct 12, 1973	Oct 15, 1973 into Gemini
Mercury	15°07'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	5°49'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1973	Nov 5, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	5°05'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	2°42'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°44'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	23°16'40" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°33'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°55'43" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°04'37" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 14, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 14, 06:10 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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