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Where Were the Planets on July 11, 1972?

Quick Answer

On July 11, 1972, the Sun was in Cancer (19°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 11, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°08' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 11, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°15'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1972	Jul 22, 1972 into Leo
Moon	28°12'25" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1972	Jul 11, 1972 into Leo
Mercury	15°38'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Sep 5, 1972 into Virgo
Venus	18°19'16" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jun 11, 1972	Aug 6, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	8°07'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Aug 15, 1972 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°23'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°06'21" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°21'51" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°46'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°35'32" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	26°26'09" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 11, 1972

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 11, 15:05 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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