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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1972?

Quick Answer

On September 4, 1972, the Sun was in Virgo (12°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°32' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°02'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1972	Sep 22, 1972 into Libra
Moon	2°51'37" Leo	Direct	Sep 4, 1972	Sep 6, 1972 into Virgo
Mercury	28°14'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1972	Sep 5, 1972 into Virgo
Venus	26°25'40" Cancer	Direct	Aug 6, 1972	Sep 7, 1972 into Leo
Mars	13°01'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1972	Sep 30, 1972 into Libra
Jupiter	28°39'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 24, 1972	Sep 25, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	19°52'53" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	16°26'54" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°36'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°08'29" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°31'24" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 4, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 06:53 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 4, 17:39 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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