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Where Were the Planets on November 3, 1973?

Quick Answer

On November 3, 1973, the Sun was in Scorpio (10°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 3, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°27' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°30' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 3, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°55'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1973	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius
Moon	13°27'46" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1973	Nov 4, 1973 into Pisces
Mercury	25°22'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	27°43'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1973	Nov 5, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	28°38'20" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	4°20'26" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°28'30" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	24°31'40" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°12'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°37'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°01'04" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 3, 1973

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 3, 06:30 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	10°42' Aquarius

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