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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1972?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1972, the Sun was in Aries (11°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°54' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°51'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1972	Apr 19, 1972 into Taurus
Moon	10°59'09" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 31, 1972	Apr 3, 1972 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°02'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Taurus
Venus	27°30'45" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1972	Apr 3, 1972 into Gemini
Mars	3°27'59" Gemini	Direct	Mar 27, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°28'12" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°49'09" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	16°29'06" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°04'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°24'11" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	1°47'03" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 1, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 1, 1972?

Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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