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Where Were the Planets on May 25, 1972?

Quick Answer

On May 25, 1972, the Sun was in Gemini (4°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 25, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°51' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 25, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°21'51" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1972	Jun 21, 1972 into Cancer
Moon	4°56'13" Scorpio	Direct	May 25, 1972	May 27, 1972 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°14'41" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1972	May 29, 1972 into Gemini
Venus	4°41'30" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 10, 1972	Jun 11, 1972 into Gemini
Mars	8°17'01" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Jupiter	6°55'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°11'54" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°30'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°52'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°22'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	28°55'28" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 25, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 25, 02:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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