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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1972?

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On April 2, 1972, the Sun was in Aries (12°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% 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 2, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°55' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 28°46' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°50'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon22°50'58" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury9°12'55" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Venus28°31'56" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars4°07'05" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter7°32'24" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn2°55'02" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus16°26'32" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune5°03'53" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto0°22'35" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
North Node1°43'52" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 2, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on April 2, 1972?

Mars and Saturn sat 1 degrees 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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