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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1972?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1972, the Sun was in Gemini (9°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Venus, 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 30, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°52' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°08' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°09'35" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1972	Jun 21, 1972 into Cancer
Moon	4°59'31" Capricorn	Direct	May 30, 1972	Jun 1, 1972 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°35'00" Gemini	Direct	May 29, 1972	Jun 12, 1972 into Cancer
Venus	4°31'06" Cancer	Retrograde	May 10, 1972	Jun 11, 1972 into Gemini
Mars	11°28'18" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Jupiter	6°26'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°50'51" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°24'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°44'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°20'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	28°39'35" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 30, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 02:12 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on May 30, 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 less than a degree 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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