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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1972?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1972, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°45' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 15°35' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°27'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1972	Dec 21, 1972 into Capricorn
Moon	9°40'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1972	Dec 7, 1972 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°14'23" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Nov 29, 1972	Dec 12, 1972 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°30'46" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1972	Dec 18, 1972 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°01'12" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 15, 1972	Dec 30, 1972 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	11°48'32" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°23'37" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	21°48'47" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°17'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°08'13" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°39'05" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 5, 1972

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 20:24 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	13°49' Sagittarius

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