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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1973?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1973, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°13' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°02' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°32'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1973	Jan 20, 1974 into Aquarius
Moon	1°08'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Dec 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°34'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1973	Dec 28, 1973 into Capricorn
Venus	9°32'30" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	0°02'54" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°48'31" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	1°09'20" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	27°05'38" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°04'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°45'33" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°19'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 24, 1973

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 08:10 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 24, 09:41 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 24, 15:01 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn	2°40' Capricorn

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