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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1973?

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On December 8, 1973, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°52' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°15'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Dec 22, 1973 into Capricorn
Moon	24°29'01" Taurus	Direct	Dec 6, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Gemini
Mercury	29°25'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1973	Dec 8, 1973 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°26'44" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	26°18'16" Aries	Direct	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°38'02" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	2°27'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	26°26'45" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°29'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°32'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°09'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 8, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 20:57 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 8, 21:28 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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