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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1973?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1973, the Sun was in Libra (29°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°21' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°43' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°56'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1973	Oct 23, 1973 into Scorpio
Moon	28°04'11" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1973	Oct 23, 1973 into Libra
Mercury	23°50'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°50'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1973	Nov 5, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	2°07'52" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	3°17'44" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°42'54" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	23°50'41" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°50'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°15'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°36'01" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 23, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 13:30 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 15:28 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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