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Where Were the Planets on October 7, 1972?

Quick Answer

On October 7, 1972, the Sun was in Libra (14°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 7, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°59' Libra at midnight UTC to 22°12' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 7, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°18'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1972	Oct 23, 1972 into Scorpio
Moon	16°07'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 6, 1972	Oct 8, 1972 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°56'03" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1972	Oct 9, 1972 into Scorpio
Venus	2°27'30" Virgo	Direct	Oct 5, 1972	Oct 30, 1972 into Libra
Mars	4°12'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1972	Nov 15, 1972 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°16'44" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	20°34'37" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	18°25'24" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°15'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°22'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°46'33" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 7, 1972

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 7, 08:08 UTC	New Moon in Libra	14°09' Libra

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