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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1972?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1972, the Sun was in Leo (16°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°58'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1972	Aug 23, 1972 into Virgo
Moon	20°23'17" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 1972	Aug 10, 1972 into Virgo
Mercury	14°06'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1972	Sep 5, 1972 into Virgo
Venus	2°36'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1972	Sep 7, 1972 into Leo
Mars	26°29'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Aug 15, 1972 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°52'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1972	Sep 25, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	18°04'38" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	15°12'21" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°29'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°16'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°54'00" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 9, 1972

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 05:26 UTC	New Moon in Leo	16°43' Leo

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