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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1972?

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On May 19, 1972, the Sun was in Taurus (28°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% 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 19, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°39' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°35'51" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon22°06'19" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury10°53'48" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus3°39'10" CancerDirect into Gemini
Mars4°27'01" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°24'18" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn8°25'22" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus14°39'27" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune4°01'58" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto29°25'37" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node29°14'32" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 19, 1972

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on May 19, 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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