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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1972?

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On June 16, 1972, the Sun was in Gemini (25°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune 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 June 16, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°01' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°25'22" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon0°30'39" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury8°53'42" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus27°12'42" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Mars22°16'57" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter4°30'34" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn12°02'44" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus14°12'16" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune3°17'38" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto29°19'37" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node27°45'34" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 16, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on June 16, 1972?

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