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Where Were the Planets on November 11, 1973?

Quick Answer

On November 11, 1973, the Sun was in Scorpio (18°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 11, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°52' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°36' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 11, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°57'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1973	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°14'02" Gemini	Direct	Nov 11, 1973	Nov 13, 1973 into Cancer
Mercury	16°29'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°03'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1973	Dec 7, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	26°43'30" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°18'20" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	4°10'01" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	25°00'32" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°29'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°53'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°35'39" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 11, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 11, 07:58 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Nov 11, 09:59 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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