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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1973?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1973, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Venus sextiled Uranus. A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°46' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1973	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius
Moon	7°53'37" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 30, 1973	Nov 2, 1973 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°31'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	24°31'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1973	Nov 5, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	29°31'14" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	4°01'18" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°33'44" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	24°20'36" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°05'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°32'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°10'36" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 31, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 07:33 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

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