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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1972?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1972, the Sun was in Pisces (1°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°03' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°58'00" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1972	Mar 20, 1972 into Aries
Moon	29°04'08" Taurus	Direct	Feb 19, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Mercury	5°28'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1972	Mar 5, 1972 into Aries
Venus	13°06'20" Aries	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 7, 1972 into Taurus
Mars	7°12'27" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°36'01" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	29°59'46" Taurus	Direct	Jan 10, 1972	Feb 21, 1972 into Gemini
Uranus	17°56'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°11'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°27'16" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	3°54'08" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 21, 1972

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 08:21 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Feb 21, 13:35 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 21, 14:23 UTC	Saturn enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 21, 17:20 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	2°11' Gemini

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