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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1973?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1973, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°24' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°28' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°38'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1973	Jan 20, 1974 into Aquarius
Moon	0°25'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1973	Dec 31, 1973 into Aries
Mercury	1°21'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1973	Jan 16, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	10°55'14" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	1°40'03" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°52'15" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	0°44'37" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	27°15'24" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°14'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°47'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°03'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 29, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 03:06 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Dec 29, 11:09 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 29, 18:07 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine

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