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Where Were the Planets on June 3, 1972?

Quick Answer

On June 3, 1972, the Sun was in Gemini (12°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Gemini. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Mars squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 3, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°06' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°17' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 3, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°59'28" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1972	Jun 21, 1972 into Cancer
Moon	25°39'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 1, 1972	Jun 3, 1972 into Pisces
Mercury	11°15'54" Gemini	Direct	May 29, 1972	Jun 12, 1972 into Cancer
Venus	3°39'33" Cancer	Retrograde	May 10, 1972	Jun 11, 1972 into Gemini
Mars	14°01'08" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Jupiter	6°02'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	10°22'03" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°20'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°37'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°19'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	28°26'53" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 3, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 3, 01:34 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Jun 3, 19:51 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jun 3, 23:41 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.

Born on June 3, 1972?

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