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Where Were the Planets on October 11, 1972?

Quick Answer

On October 11, 1972, the Sun was in Libra (18°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 11, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°05' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 11, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°16'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1972	Oct 23, 1972 into Scorpio
Moon	3°59'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 11, 1972	Oct 13, 1972 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°07'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 1972	Oct 30, 1972 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°04'45" Virgo	Direct	Oct 5, 1972	Oct 30, 1972 into Libra
Mars	6°48'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1972	Nov 15, 1972 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°47'32" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	20°31'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	18°40'32" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°21'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°31'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°33'50" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 11, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 11, 03:52 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 11, 22:34 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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