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Where Were the Planets on June 18, 1972?

Quick Answer

On June 18, 1972, the Sun was in Gemini (27°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 18, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°26' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 18, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°19'56" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1972	Jun 21, 1972 into Cancer
Moon	25°36'03" Virgo	Direct	Jun 16, 1972	Jun 18, 1972 into Libra
Mercury	12°44'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Venus	25°57'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 11, 1972	Aug 6, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	23°33'07" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Jupiter	4°15'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	12°18'02" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°11'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°14'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°20'09" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	27°39'13" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 18, 1972

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 18, 15:41 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	27°29' Virgo
Jun 18, 20:38 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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