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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1972?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1972, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°39' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°33'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1972	Feb 19, 1972 into Pisces
Moon	5°33'55" Aries	Direct	Jan 21, 1972	Jan 23, 1972 into Taurus
Mercury	13°50'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1972	Jan 31, 1972 into Aquarius
Venus	5°57'16" Pisces	Direct	Jan 16, 1972	Feb 10, 1972 into Aries
Mars	16°45'30" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 1971	Feb 10, 1972 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°46'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°40'21" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Uranus	18°19'15" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°40'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°58'23" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	5°32'38" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 21, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 02:35 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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