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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1972?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1972, the Sun was in Aries (16°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°47'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1972	Apr 19, 1972 into Taurus
Moon	11°08'00" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 5, 1972	Apr 7, 1972 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°13'31" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Taurus
Venus	2°32'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1972	May 10, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	6°43'18" Gemini	Direct	Mar 27, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°47'30" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°19'13" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	16°16'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°00'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°16'16" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	1°31'09" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 6, 1972

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 02:51 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Apr 6, 23:45 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	17°16' Capricorn

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