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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 1973?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 1973, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% 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 December 1, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°40' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 27°41' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°09'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Dec 22, 1973 into Capricorn
Moon	21°39'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 29, 1973	Dec 2, 1973 into Pisces
Mercury	19°49'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	24°53'25" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1973	Dec 7, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	25°30'14" Aries	Direct	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°22'19" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	2°58'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	26°06'33" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°13'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°24'15" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°32'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 1, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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