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Where Were the Planets on May 29, 1972?

Quick Answer

On May 29, 1972, the Sun was in Gemini (8°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 29, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°44' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 28°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 29, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°12'04" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1972	Jun 21, 1972 into Cancer
Moon	22°47'40" Sagittarius	Direct	May 27, 1972	May 30, 1972 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°27'38" Gemini	Direct	May 29, 1972	Jun 12, 1972 into Cancer
Venus	4°37'57" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 10, 1972	Jun 11, 1972 into Gemini
Mars	10°50'04" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Jupiter	6°32'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°43'03" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°25'28" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°45'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°20'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	28°42'46" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 29, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 29, 06:45 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on May 29, 1972?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. The Sun and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Gemini, 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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