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April 6, 1972

Third Quarter Moon in Capricorn

17°16′ Capricorn · 6:45 pm ET

Last Quarter in Capricorn · 53% lit

Daily WeatherCapricorn · waning 53%

Thursday, April 6, 1972

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Moon in Capricorn · waning 53% · Mercury ℞ in Aries · four planets retrograde

6:45 pm ET · 17°16′ Capricorn

Third Quarter Moon

The waning half deepens toward the new moon on April 13.

  • applying♀ ☌ ♄exact Fri 3:58 am ET
  • applying☿ △ ♆exact Sat 12:52 pm ET
  • applying☿ ⚹ ♀exact Sat 4:30 pm ET
  • applying♀ ☍ ♆exact Sat 6:09 pm ET
  • applying☿ ⚹ ♄exact Tue 5:53 pm ET

A day of assessment — you may find it easier to tell what is worth carrying forward and what is not.

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Positions

  • Sun16°58′ Aries
  • Moon13°28′ Capricorn
  • Mercury℞︎6°07′ Aries
  • Venus2°44′ Gemini
  • Mars6°50′ Gemini
  • Jupiter7°48′ Capricorn
  • Saturn3°20′ Gemini
  • Uranus℞︎16°16′ Libra
  • Neptune℞︎5°01′ Sagittarius
  • Pluto℞︎0°16′ Libra
  • North Node1°54′ Aquarius

Mercury, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Venus conjunction Saturn0.6° orb
  • Sun opposition Uranus0.7° orb
  • Mercury sextile Mars0.7° orb
  • Mercury trine Neptune1.1° orb
  • Saturn opposition Neptune1.7° orb
  • Mercury square Jupiter1.7° orb
  • Mars opposition Neptune1.8° orb
  • Venus opposition Neptune2.3° orb
  • Venus trine Pluto2.5° orb
  • Mercury sextile Saturn2.8° orb
  • Moon square Uranus2.8° orb
  • Saturn trine Pluto3.1° orb
  • Mercury sextile Venus3.4° orb
  • Sun square Moon3.5° orb
  • Mars conjunction Saturn3.5° orb
  • Venus conjunction Mars4.1° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto4.7° orb

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