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Where Were the Planets on March 26, 1972?

Quick Answer

On March 26, 1972, the Sun was in Aries (5°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 26, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°44' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 26, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°56'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1972	Apr 19, 1972 into Taurus
Moon	28°33'24" Leo	Direct	Mar 24, 1972	Mar 26, 1972 into Virgo
Mercury	14°28'37" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Taurus
Venus	21°16'12" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1972	Apr 3, 1972 into Gemini
Mars	29°33'04" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°59'27" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°15'17" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	16°44'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°08'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°33'57" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	2°06'06" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 26, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 26, 14:47 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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