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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 1972?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 1972, the Sun was in Capricorn (5°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°20' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°50'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1972	Jan 20, 1973 into Aquarius
Moon	6°34'53" Libra	Direct	Dec 26, 1972	Dec 29, 1972 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°05'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1972	Jan 4, 1973 into Capricorn
Venus	10°52'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1972	Jan 11, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	27°50'37" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 15, 1972	Dec 30, 1972 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°46'25" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°37'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°37'23" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°04'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°23'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°29'11" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 27, 1972

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 10:28 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	5°47' Libra

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