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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1972?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1972, the Sun was in Cancer (0°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°41' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°33' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°11'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1972	Jul 22, 1972 into Leo
Moon	1°37'40" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 21, 1972	Jun 23, 1972 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°13'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Venus	24°06'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 11, 1972	Aug 6, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	25°27'17" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Jupiter	3°52'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	12°40'49" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°11'33" Libra	Stationing direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°10'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°21'12" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	27°29'41" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 21, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 07:05 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 08:42 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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