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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1972?

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On May 21, 1972, the Sun was in Gemini (0°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% 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 21, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°56' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°08' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°31'17" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon17°04'20" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury14°32'30" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus4°08'26" CancerDirect into Gemini
Mars5°43'44" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°15'11" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn8°40'51" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus14°36'19" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune3°58'43" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto29°24'23" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node29°08'11" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 21, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on May 21, 1972?

Venus and Mars sat 2 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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