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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1972?

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On May 15, 1972, the Sun was in Taurus (24°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°03' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°38' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°44'37" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon27°24'48" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury4°01'36" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus2°17'35" CancerDirect into Gemini
Mars1°53'23" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°40'36" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn7°54'34" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus14°46'14" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune4°08'23" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto29°28'27" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node29°27'15" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 15, 1972

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on May 15, 1972?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree 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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