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Where Were the Planets on June 28, 1972?

Quick Answer

On June 28, 1972, the Sun was in Cancer (6°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 28, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°27' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°10' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 28, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°52'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1972	Jul 22, 1972 into Leo
Moon	26°47'31" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 26, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°41'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Venus	20°28'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 11, 1972	Aug 6, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	29°53'26" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1972	Jun 28, 1972 into Leo
Jupiter	2°59'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	13°33'10" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°12'46" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°01'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°24'48" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	27°07'27" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 28, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 28, 07:27 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jun 28, 16:08 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 28, 16:51 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 28, 17:23 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Jun 28, 18:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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