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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1972?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1972, the Sun was in Libra (0°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°43' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°23' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°32'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1972	Oct 23, 1972 into Scorpio
Moon	5°02'21" Aries	Direct	Sep 23, 1972	Sep 25, 1972 into Taurus
Mercury	3°33'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1972	Oct 9, 1972 into Scorpio
Venus	16°39'15" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1972	Oct 5, 1972 into Virgo
Mars	25°11'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1972	Sep 30, 1972 into Libra
Jupiter	29°47'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 24, 1972	Sep 25, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°31'14" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	17°33'11" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°55'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°51'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°31'02" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 23, 1972

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 03:07 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Sep 23, 03:44 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Sep 23, 04:07 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	0°13' Aries

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