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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1972?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1972, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°52' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°35'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1972	Feb 19, 1972 into Pisces
Moon	3°58'16" Taurus	Direct	Jan 23, 1972	Jan 25, 1972 into Gemini
Mercury	16°49'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1972	Jan 31, 1972 into Aquarius
Venus	8°23'27" Pisces	Direct	Jan 16, 1972	Feb 10, 1972 into Aries
Mars	18°04'26" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 1971	Feb 10, 1972 into Taurus
Jupiter	27°10'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°38'20" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Uranus	18°19'20" Libra	Stationing direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°43'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°57'11" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	5°26'16" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 23, 1972

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 05:17 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 23, 09:29 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	2°29' Taurus
Jan 23, 21:02 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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