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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 1972?

Quick Answer

On February 1, 1972, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 1, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°30' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°02' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°43'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1972	Feb 19, 1972 into Pisces
Moon	5°48'51" Virgo	Direct	Feb 1, 1972	Feb 3, 1972 into Libra
Mercury	0°48'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 31, 1972	Feb 18, 1972 into Pisces
Venus	19°17'48" Pisces	Direct	Jan 16, 1972	Feb 10, 1972 into Aries
Mars	24°00'17" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 1971	Feb 10, 1972 into Taurus
Jupiter	28°58'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°34'51" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Jan 10, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Uranus	18°16'57" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°54'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°50'18" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	4°57'41" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 1, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 00:55 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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