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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1972?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1972, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°39' Leo at midnight UTC to 16°42' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°42'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1972	Feb 19, 1972 into Pisces
Moon	10°13'07" Leo	Direct	Jan 29, 1972	Feb 1, 1972 into Virgo
Mercury	27°37'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1972	Jan 31, 1972 into Aquarius
Venus	16°52'56" Pisces	Direct	Jan 16, 1972	Feb 10, 1972 into Aries
Mars	22°41'09" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 1971	Feb 10, 1972 into Taurus
Jupiter	28°35'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°34'50" Taurus	Stationing direct	Jan 10, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Uranus	18°17'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°52'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°52'02" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	5°04'02" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 30, 1972

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 10:53 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo	9°36' Leo

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