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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1973?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1973, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°49' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°55'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1973	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius
Moon	7°11'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 25, 1973	Oct 28, 1973 into Sagittarius
Mercury	25°38'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	19°07'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1973	Nov 5, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	1°07'26" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	3°32'46" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°40'17" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	24°01'57" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°55'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°21'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°26'29" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 26, 1973

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 03:17 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	2°34' Scorpio

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