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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1973?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1973, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°53' Virgo at midnight UTC to 28°23' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°23'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Dec 22, 1973 into Capricorn
Moon	21°41'25" Virgo	Direct	Dec 14, 1973	Dec 17, 1973 into Libra
Mercury	11°18'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1973	Dec 28, 1973 into Capricorn
Venus	5°44'50" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	27°52'38" Aries	Direct	Oct 29, 1973	Dec 24, 1973 into Taurus
Jupiter	11°10'29" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	1°48'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	26°47'34" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°47'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°40'06" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°44'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 16, 1973

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 09:26 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 16, 17:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	24°37' Virgo

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