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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1972?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1972, the Sun was in Leo (3°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°23' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°27' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°34'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1972	Aug 23, 1972 into Virgo
Moon	5°54'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 26, 1972	Jul 28, 1972 into Pisces
Mercury	22°15'21" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 28, 1972	Sep 5, 1972 into Virgo
Venus	23°14'09" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1972	Aug 6, 1972 into Cancer
Mars	17°36'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Aug 15, 1972 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°50'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1972	Sep 25, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°44'41" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	14°43'03" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°34'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°54'06" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1972	Jul 30, 1972 into Libra
North Node	25°38'29" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 26, 1972

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 01:06 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jul 26, 07:15 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius	3°19' Aquarius

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