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Where Were the Planets on February 29, 1972?

Quick Answer

On February 29, 1972, the Sun was in Pisces (10°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 29, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°59' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°19' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 29, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°00'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1972	Mar 20, 1972 into Aries
Moon	14°10'58" Virgo	Direct	Feb 28, 1972	Mar 1, 1972 into Libra
Mercury	20°33'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1972	Mar 5, 1972 into Aries
Venus	22°24'22" Aries	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 7, 1972 into Taurus
Mars	12°29'02" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°51'34" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°21'53" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	17°42'47" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°14'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°15'45" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	3°28'43" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 29, 1972

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 29, 03:12 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	9°38' Virgo

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