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Where Were the Planets on February 18, 1972?

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On February 18, 1972, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up. Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 18, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 23°13' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 18, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°56'29" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon15°56'17" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury29°56'00" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus9°34'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars5°13'36" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter2°05'53" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn29°53'12" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus18°00'39" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune5°09'49" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto1°31'18" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
North Node4°03'40" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 18, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury square SaturnWorry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.
Mercury enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on February 18, 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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