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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1973?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 1973, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°55' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°55'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1973	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius
Moon	2°03'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 28, 1973	Oct 30, 1973 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°21'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°17'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1973	Nov 5, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	0°28'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1973	Oct 29, 1973 into Aries
Jupiter	3°43'40" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°37'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	24°09'26" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°59'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°25'53" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°20'08" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 28, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 05:06 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Oct 28, 07:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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