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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1972?

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On May 16, 1972, the Sun was in Taurus (25°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% 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 16, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°42'28" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon11°47'11" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury5°41'30" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus2°40'42" CancerDirect into Gemini
Mars2°31'49" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°36'46" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn8°02'15" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus14°44'29" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune4°06'47" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto29°27'42" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node29°24'04" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 16, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 16, 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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