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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1972?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1972, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°29' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°48' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°23'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1971	Jan 20, 1972 into Aquarius
Moon	4°37'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1972	Jan 14, 1972 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°59'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1972	Jan 31, 1972 into Aquarius
Venus	24°56'38" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1971	Jan 16, 1972 into Pisces
Mars	10°51'24" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 1971	Feb 10, 1972 into Taurus
Jupiter	24°51'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°54'52" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Uranus	18°16'04" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°26'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°02'09" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	6°01'13" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 12, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 02:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 12, 10:07 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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