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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1972?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 1972, the Sun was in Virgo (28°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts. Mercury moved from Virgo into Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°20' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 13°19' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°35'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1972	Sep 22, 1972 into Libra
Moon	6°17'17" Pisces	Direct	Sep 21, 1972	Sep 23, 1972 into Aries
Mercury	29°59'09" Virgo	Direct	Sep 5, 1972	Sep 21, 1972 into Libra
Venus	14°27'06" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1972	Oct 5, 1972 into Virgo
Mars	23°54'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1972	Sep 30, 1972 into Libra
Jupiter	29°37'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 24, 1972	Sep 25, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°29'00" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	17°25'54" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°52'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°46'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°37'23" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 21, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 01:08 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Sep 21, 07:00 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Sep 21, 12:11 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on September 21, 1972?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 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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