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Where Were the Planets on June 29, 1972?

Quick Answer

On June 29, 1972, the Sun was in Cancer (7°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter 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 29, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°10' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°06' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 29, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°49'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1972	Jul 22, 1972 into Leo
Moon	9°37'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Jul 1, 1972 into Pisces
Mercury	1°10'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Sep 5, 1972 into Virgo
Venus	20°05'01" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 11, 1972	Aug 6, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	0°31'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Aug 15, 1972 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°51'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	13°40'32" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°13'09" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°59'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°25'26" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	27°04'16" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 29, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on June 29, 1972?

Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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