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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1972?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1972, the Sun was in Aries (0°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°29' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°58'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1972	Apr 19, 1972 into Taurus
Moon	23°27'18" Gemini	Direct	Mar 19, 1972	Mar 21, 1972 into Cancer
Mercury	15°50'26" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 5, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Taurus
Venus	15°55'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1972	Apr 3, 1972 into Gemini
Mars	26°16'48" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°31'01" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°49'02" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	16°56'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°11'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°42'10" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	2°22'00" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 21, 1972

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 05:30 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Mar 21, 23:26 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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