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Where Were the Planets on November 27, 1973?

Quick Answer

On November 27, 1973, the Sun was in Sagittarius (5°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 27, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°24' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°13' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 27, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°06'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Dec 22, 1973 into Capricorn
Moon	4°19'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 1973	Nov 29, 1973 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°12'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°25'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1973	Dec 7, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	25°19'10" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°41'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	3°15'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	25°54'14" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°04'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°18'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°44'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on November 27, 1973

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

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 27, 03:12 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on November 27, 1973?

The Sun and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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