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Where Were the Planets on February 26, 1972?

Quick Answer

On February 26, 1972, the Sun was in Pisces (6°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 26, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 26, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°59'54" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1972	Mar 20, 1972 into Aries
Moon	6°20'23" Leo	Direct	Feb 26, 1972	Feb 28, 1972 into Virgo
Mercury	14°53'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1972	Mar 5, 1972 into Aries
Venus	18°56'13" Aries	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 7, 1972 into Taurus
Mars	10°30'23" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°24'05" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°12'49" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	17°48'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°13'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°20'11" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	3°38'15" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 26, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 26, 00:14 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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