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Where Were the Planets on February 22, 1972?

Quick Answer

On February 22, 1972, the Sun was in Pisces (2°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Jupiter. A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often. Mercury sextiled Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 22, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°52' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 22, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°58'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1972	Mar 20, 1972 into Aries
Moon	13°00'24" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Feb 23, 1972 into Cancer
Mercury	7°20'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1972	Mar 5, 1972 into Aries
Venus	14°16'36" Aries	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 7, 1972 into Taurus
Mars	7°52'03" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°45'51" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°02'10" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	17°54'45" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°11'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°25'53" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	3°50'57" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 22, 1972

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 22, 06:02 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.
Feb 22, 22:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

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