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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1972?

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On September 1, 1972, the Sun was in Virgo (9°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°46' Gemini at midnight UTC to 28°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°07'52" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon21°46'28" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury23°09'31" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus23°24'09" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars11°06'15" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter28°34'10" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn19°43'28" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus16°17'12" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune2°34'25" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto1°02'01" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node23°40'56" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 1, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 1, 1972?

The Sun and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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