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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1972?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1972, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°00' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°37' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°55'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1972	Feb 19, 1972 into Pisces
Moon	1°18'52" Aries	Direct	Feb 17, 1972	Feb 19, 1972 into Taurus
Mercury	28°06'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 31, 1972	Feb 18, 1972 into Pisces
Venus	8°24'01" Aries	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 7, 1972 into Taurus
Mars	4°33'58" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°55'37" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	29°51'14" Taurus	Direct	Jan 10, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Uranus	18°02'01" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°09'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°32'36" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	4°06'50" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 17, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 06:37 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Feb 17, 09:50 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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