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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1972?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1972, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°44' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°33' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°55'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1972	Jan 20, 1973 into Aquarius
Moon	24°39'26" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1972	Dec 31, 1972 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°53'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1972	Jan 4, 1973 into Capricorn
Venus	15°52'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1972	Jan 11, 1973 into Capricorn
Mars	0°33'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1972	Feb 12, 1973 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°42'04" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 25, 1972	Feb 23, 1973 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°20'09" Gemini	Retrograde	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°43'43" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	6°12'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°25'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°16'29" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 31, 1972

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 02:15 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Dec 31, 22:51 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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