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Where Were the Planets on December 14, 1973?

Quick Answer

On December 14, 1973, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Sagittarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 14, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 14, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°21'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Dec 22, 1973 into Capricorn
Moon	23°52'24" Leo	Direct	Dec 12, 1973	Dec 14, 1973 into Virgo
Mercury	8°17'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1973	Dec 28, 1973 into Capricorn
Venus	4°32'44" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	27°25'27" Aries	Direct	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°46'50" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	1°58'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	26°42'37" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°43'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°38'24" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°50'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 14, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 14, 02:29 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Dec 14, 22:20 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on December 14, 1973?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree 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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