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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1972?

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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.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°55'19" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon16°43'28" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury26°18'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus7°13'08" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars3°54'21" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter1°45'16" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn29°49'22" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus18°03'20" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune5°08'34" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto1°33'53" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
North Node4°10'01" AquariusDirect 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).

Born on February 16, 1972?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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