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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1972?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1972, the Sun was in Leo (24°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°39'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1972	Aug 23, 1972 into Virgo
Moon	29°35'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1972	Aug 17, 1972 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°28'10" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 28, 1972	Sep 5, 1972 into Virgo
Venus	9°16'05" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1972	Sep 7, 1972 into Leo
Mars	1°33'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1972	Sep 30, 1972 into Libra
Jupiter	28°35'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1972	Sep 25, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	18°44'01" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	15°32'46" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°29'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°31'24" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°28'35" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 17, 1972

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 01:09 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	24°14' Scorpio
Aug 17, 12:48 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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