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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1972?

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On May 12, 1972, the Sun was in Taurus (21°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Gemini into Cancer. Mercury moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°51' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°50'56" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon12°13'10" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury29°14'31" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus0°58'13" CancerDirect into Gemini
Mars29°58'01" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter7°51'03" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn7°31'38" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus14°51'44" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune4°13'08" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto29°30'53" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node29°36'47" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 12, 1972

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars enters CancerLeaves Gemini
Mercury enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on May 12, 1972?

Venus and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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