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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1973?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1973, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (37% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°45' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°40'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1973	Jan 20, 1974 into Aquarius
Moon	24°58'55" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1973	Dec 31, 1973 into Aries
Mercury	4°30'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1973	Jan 16, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	11°13'11" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 7, 1973	Jan 29, 1974 into Capricorn
Mars	2°21'54" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1973	Feb 27, 1974 into Gemini
Jupiter	14°18'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	0°34'49" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1973	Jan 7, 1974 into Gemini
Uranus	27°18'57" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°18'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°48'29" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°56'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 31, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 21:33 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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