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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1973?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1973, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°58' Pisces at midnight UTC to 22°33' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°11'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Dec 22, 1973 into Capricorn
Moon	16°13'46" Pisces	Direct	Dec 2, 1973	Dec 4, 1973 into Aries
Mercury	22°26'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°33'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1973	Dec 7, 1973 into Aquarius
Mars	25°40'22" Aries	Direct	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°43'25" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	2°49'57" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	26°12'30" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°18'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°26'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°25'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 3, 1973

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 01:21 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Dec 3, 01:29 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	10°44' Pisces

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