# Astrology Calendar 1972

> In 1972, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 21 to Apr 14; Jul 24 to Aug 17; Nov 15 to Dec 5). There are 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on January 16, 1972 in Capricorn; Total Lunar Eclipse on January 30, 1972 in Leo; Total Solar Eclipse on July 10, 1972 in Cancer; Partial Lunar Eclipse on July 26, 1972 in Aquarius. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1972

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1972-03-20 12:21 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1972-06-21 07:05 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1972-09-22 22:32 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1972-12-21 18:13 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-01-16 11:02 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn | 25°25' Capricorn |
| 1972-01-30 10:53 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 9°36' Leo |
| 1972-07-10 19:45 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 18°37' Cancer |
| 1972-07-26 07:15 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 3°19' Aquarius |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saturn | 1971-09-19 02:22 UTC at 6°31' Gemini | 1972-01-31 10:17 UTC at 29°34' Taurus | Gemini, Taurus | 1971-06-15 to 1972-05-04 |
| Pluto | 1972-01-04 15:10 UTC at 2°03' Libra | 1972-06-09 06:09 UTC at 29°18' Virgo | Libra, Virgo | 1971-09-16 to 1972-09-28 |
| Uranus | 1972-01-23 05:18 UTC at 18°19' Libra | 1972-06-21 17:27 UTC at 14°11' Libra | Libra | 1971-10-11 to 1972-10-05 |
| Neptune | 1972-03-07 05:28 UTC at 5°15' Sagittarius | 1972-08-14 03:09 UTC at 2°28' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1971-11-17 to 1972-12-04 |
| Mercury | 1972-03-21 18:44 UTC at 15°50' Aries | 1972-04-14 03:28 UTC at 3°41' Aries | Aries | 1972-03-07 to 1972-05-02 |
| Jupiter | 1972-04-25 00:22 UTC at 8°19' Capricorn | 1972-08-25 08:03 UTC at 28°29' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 1972-01-29 to 1972-11-18 |
| Venus | 1972-05-27 03:12 UTC at 4°44' Cancer | 1972-07-09 05:00 UTC at 18°13' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1972-04-23 to 1972-08-12 |
| Mercury | 1972-07-24 22:59 UTC at 22°21' Leo | 1972-08-17 22:37 UTC at 10°27' Leo | Leo | 1972-07-06 to 1972-08-31 |
| Saturn | 1972-10-02 16:33 UTC at 20°35' Gemini | 1973-02-13 12:59 UTC at 13°37' Gemini | Gemini | 1972-06-29 to 1973-05-18 |
| Mercury | 1972-11-15 20:20 UTC at 12°27' Sagittarius | 1972-12-05 16:26 UTC at 26°14' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1972-10-27 to 1972-12-23 |

## January 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-01-10 04:16 UTC | Saturn re-enters Taurus (retrograde) | Leaves Gemini |
| 1972-01-11 18:17 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1972-01-16 11:02 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn | 25°25' Capricorn |
| 1972-01-16 15:01 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1972-01-20 22:58 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1972-01-23 05:18 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 18°19' Libra |
| 1972-01-30 10:53 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo | 9°36' Leo |
| 1972-01-31 10:17 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 29°34' Taurus |
| 1972-01-31 23:45 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |

## February 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-02-06 19:27 UTC | Jupiter enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1972-02-10 10:08 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1972-02-10 14:02 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1972-02-15 00:29 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 25°25' Aquarius |
| 1972-02-15 12:42 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1972-02-18 12:52 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1972-02-19 13:10 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1972-02-21 14:23 UTC | Saturn enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1972-02-29 03:12 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 9°38' Virgo |

## March 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-03-05 16:58 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1972-03-07 03:25 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1972-03-07 05:28 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 5°15' Sagittarius |
| 1972-03-10 19:15 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1972-03-15 11:35 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 24°59' Pisces |
| 1972-03-20 12:20 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1972-03-21 18:44 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 15°50' Aries |
| 1972-03-27 04:29 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1972-03-29 20:06 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 9°14' Libra |

## April 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-04-03 22:47 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1972-04-13 20:31 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 24°00' Aries |
| 1972-04-14 03:28 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 3°41' Aries |
| 1972-04-17 08:26 UTC | Pluto re-enters Virgo (retrograde) | Leaves Libra |
| 1972-04-19 17:54 UTC | Saturn opposite Neptune | Exact opposition |
| 1972-04-19 23:37 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1972-04-25 00:22 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 8°19' Capricorn |
| 1972-04-28 12:45 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 8°19' Scorpio |

## May 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-05-05 04:34 UTC | The North Node enters Capricorn | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1972-05-10 13:50 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1972-05-12 13:14 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1972-05-12 23:43 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1972-05-13 04:08 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 22°30' Taurus |
| 1972-05-20 22:59 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1972-05-27 03:12 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 4°44' Cancer |
| 1972-05-28 04:28 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 6°56' Sagittarius |
| 1972-05-29 06:45 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## June 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-06-09 06:10 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 29°18' Virgo |
| 1972-06-11 11:30 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 20°37' Gemini |
| 1972-06-11 20:10 UTC | Venus re-enters Gemini (retrograde) | Leaves Cancer |
| 1972-06-12 02:55 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1972-06-21 07:05 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1972-06-21 17:27 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 14°11' Libra |
| 1972-06-26 18:46 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 5°14' Capricorn |
| 1972-06-28 16:08 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1972-06-28 16:51 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-07-04 08:05 UTC | Saturn trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 1972-07-09 05:00 UTC | Venus stations direct | 18°13' Gemini |
| 1972-07-10 19:45 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer | 18°37' Cancer |
| 1972-07-22 18:02 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1972-07-24 17:05 UTC | Jupiter re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde) | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1972-07-24 22:59 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 22°21' Leo |
| 1972-07-25 22:53 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1972-07-26 07:15 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius | 3°19' Aquarius |
| 1972-07-30 11:02 UTC | Pluto enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## August 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-08-06 01:26 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1972-08-09 05:26 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 16°43' Leo |
| 1972-08-14 03:08 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 2°28' Sagittarius |
| 1972-08-15 00:59 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1972-08-17 22:37 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 10°27' Leo |
| 1972-08-23 01:03 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1972-08-24 18:22 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 1°39' Pisces |
| 1972-08-25 08:03 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 28°29' Sagittarius |

## September 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-09-05 11:35 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1972-09-07 17:29 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 15°10' Virgo |
| 1972-09-07 23:27 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1972-09-21 12:11 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1972-09-22 22:32 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1972-09-23 04:07 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 0°13' Aries |
| 1972-09-25 18:02 UTC | Jupiter enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1972-09-30 23:23 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## October 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-10-02 16:33 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 20°35' Gemini |
| 1972-10-05 08:33 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1972-10-07 08:08 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 14°09' Libra |
| 1972-10-09 11:10 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1972-10-18 13:27 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1972-10-22 13:25 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 29°14' Aries |
| 1972-10-23 07:41 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1972-10-30 19:26 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1972-10-30 20:38 UTC | Saturn trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 1972-10-30 21:40 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## November 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-11-06 01:22 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 13°44' Scorpio |
| 1972-11-15 20:20 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 12°27' Sagittarius |
| 1972-11-15 22:17 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1972-11-20 23:07 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 28°44' Taurus |
| 1972-11-22 05:02 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1972-11-24 13:23 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1972-11-29 07:05 UTC | Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |

## December 1972

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1972-12-05 16:26 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 26°14' Scorpio |
| 1972-12-05 20:24 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 13°49' Sagittarius |
| 1972-12-12 23:21 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1972-12-18 18:33 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1972-12-20 09:45 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 28°37' Gemini |
| 1972-12-21 18:12 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1972-12-30 16:12 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1972?

In 1972, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 21 to Apr 14; Jul 24 to Aug 17; Nov 15 to Dec 5). There are 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on January 16, 1972 in Capricorn; Total Lunar Eclipse on January 30, 1972 in Leo; Total Solar Eclipse on July 10, 1972 in Cancer; Partial Lunar Eclipse on July 26, 1972 in Aquarius. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1972?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1972: from March 21, 1972 to April 14, 1972 (Aries); from July 24, 1972 to August 17, 1972 (Leo); from November 15, 1972 to December 5, 1972 (Sagittarius and Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1972?

Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on January 16, 1972; Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo on January 30, 1972; Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer on July 10, 1972; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on July 26, 1972.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1972?

March Equinox: March 20, 1972 at 7:21 AM ET (12:21 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1972 at 3:05 AM ET (07:05 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 1972 at 6:32 PM ET (22:32 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1972 at 1:13 PM ET (18:13 UTC).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1972). Free to cite with a link to the source page.