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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1972?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1972, the Sun was in Aries (26°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°42' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°33' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°35'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1972	Apr 19, 1972 into Taurus
Moon	4°10'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1972	Apr 18, 1972 into Cancer
Mercury	3°55'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Taurus
Venus	12°03'36" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1972	May 10, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	13°12'50" Gemini	Direct	Mar 27, 1972	May 12, 1972 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°12'41" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°23'44" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	15°50'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°49'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°01'13" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	0°59'23" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 16, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 05:16 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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