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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1973?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1973, the Sun was in Libra (23°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°08' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°58'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1973	Oct 23, 1973 into Scorpio
Moon	5°03'17" Cancer	Direct	Oct 17, 1973	Oct 19, 1973 into Leo
Mercury	18°26'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	9°11'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1973	Nov 5, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	4°08'09" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	2°52'30" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°45'07" Cancer	Stationing direct	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	23°28'01" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°39'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°02'22" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°55'05" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 17, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 03:28 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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