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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 1972?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 1972, the Sun was in Aries (23°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 13, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°58' Aries at midnight UTC to 26°13' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°39'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1972	Apr 19, 1972 into Taurus
Moon	18°34'51" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 1972	Apr 14, 1972 into Taurus
Mercury	3°42'07" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 5, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Taurus
Venus	9°17'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1972	May 10, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	11°16'07" Gemini	Direct	Mar 27, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°07'03" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°03'48" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	15°58'08" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°53'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°05'35" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	1°08'55" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 13, 1972

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 13, 20:31 UTC	New Moon in Aries	24°00' Aries

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