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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1972?

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On May 18, 1972, the Sun was in Taurus (27°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (34% 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 18, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°27' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°38' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°38'05" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon9°06'36" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury9°07'36" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus3°21'33" CancerDirect into Gemini
Mars3°48'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°28'37" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn8°17'39" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus14°41'05" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune4°03'34" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto29°26'17" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node29°17'43" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 18, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on May 18, 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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