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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1972?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1972, the Sun was in Virgo (7°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°21' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°37' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°11'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1972	Sep 22, 1972 into Libra
Moon	23°30'47" Taurus	Direct	Aug 28, 1972	Aug 30, 1972 into Gemini
Mercury	20°05'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Sep 5, 1972 into Virgo
Venus	21°25'04" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1972	Sep 7, 1972 into Leo
Mars	9°49'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1972	Sep 30, 1972 into Libra
Jupiter	28°31'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 24, 1972	Sep 25, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	19°36'42" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	16°10'52" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°33'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°57'45" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°47'17" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 30, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 03:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 30, 22:55 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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