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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1972?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1972, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°34' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°57' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°14'47" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1972	Nov 22, 1972 into Sagittarius
Moon	6°42'45" Aries	Direct	Nov 17, 1972	Nov 19, 1972 into Taurus
Mercury	12°14'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 30, 1972	Nov 29, 1972 into Scorpio
Venus	21°20'25" Libra	Direct	Oct 30, 1972	Nov 24, 1972 into Scorpio
Mars	1°02'22" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 15, 1972	Dec 30, 1972 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°02'36" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°48'04" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	20°54'37" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°36'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°44'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°36'17" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 17, 1972

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 00:43 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Nov 17, 03:10 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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