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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1972?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1972, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°59' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°55'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1972	Feb 19, 1972 into Pisces
Moon	16°43'28" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1972	Feb 17, 1972 into Aries
Mercury	26°18'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 31, 1972	Feb 18, 1972 into Pisces
Venus	7°13'08" Aries	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 7, 1972 into Taurus
Mars	3°54'21" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°45'16" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	29°49'22" Taurus	Direct	Jan 10, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Uranus	18°03'20" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°08'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°33'53" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	4°10'01" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 16, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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