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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1972?

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On October 1, 1972, the Sun was in Libra (8°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Uranus in Libra. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus. Mars squared Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°23' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1972
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°23'56" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon29°46'03" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury17°15'54" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus25°36'33" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars0°20'20" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter0°34'55" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn20°35'50" GeminiStationing retrograde into Cancer
Uranus18°02'49" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune3°05'59" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto2°09'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node22°05'37" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 1, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer
Mars square JupiterOverconfidence. Taking on more than you can carry.
Mercury conjunct UranusSudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.

Born on October 1, 1972?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mercury and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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