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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1972?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1972, the Sun was in Scorpio (8°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°28' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°09' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°09'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1972	Nov 22, 1972 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°50'53" Virgo	Direct	Oct 31, 1972	Nov 2, 1972 into Libra
Mercury	0°49'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 30, 1972	Nov 29, 1972 into Scorpio
Venus	0°43'02" Libra	Direct	Oct 30, 1972	Nov 24, 1972 into Scorpio
Mars	19°50'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1972	Nov 15, 1972 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°52'12" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°51'06" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	19°55'21" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°00'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°13'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°30'18" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 31, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 00:59 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 31, 12:19 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine
Oct 31, 15:14 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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