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Where Were the Planets on April 11, 1972?

Quick Answer

On April 11, 1972, the Sun was in Aries (21°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 11, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°17' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°55' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 11, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°41'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1972	Apr 19, 1972 into Taurus
Moon	18°33'40" Pisces	Direct	Apr 10, 1972	Apr 12, 1972 into Aries
Mercury	3°59'32" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Taurus
Venus	7°24'25" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1972	May 10, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	9°58'15" Gemini	Direct	Mar 27, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°02'23" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°50'47" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	16°03'17" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°55'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°08'34" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	1°15'16" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 11, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 11, 22:52 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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