Astronomy Answers: Planetary Phenomena 1972

Astronomy Answers
Planetary Phenomena 1972


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The diagram below is explained further on the page for the year 2000.

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[1972] [Q 1972]

For an explanation of the above pictures, see the page for the year 2000.

The last table on this page lists a number of noteworthy planetary phenomena during the listed year. The first column ("date") gives the date and hour, in the form year-month-dayThour in the Gregorian calendar, in Universal Time (UT). The second column ("pl") identifies the planet that shows the phenomenon:

pl Planet
Me Mercury
Ve Venus
Ma Mars
Ju Jupiter
Sa Saturn
Ur Uranus
Ne Neptune
Lu Moon

The third column ("*") provides the type of the phenomenon. The fourth column ("AU") shows the value (distance) in Astronomical Units, if applicable. The fifth column ("deg") gives the value of a relevant angle (declination \( δ \), elongation \( E \), conjunction spread \( σ \), or ecliptic longitude \( λ \)) in degrees. Which angle it is for each phenomenon is shown below in column "?". Declinations and ecliptical longitudes are measured relative to the equinox of the date.

 ?  
Explanation
p perigee
a apogee
+dδgreatest northern declination
dδgreatest southern declination
cλconjunction (with the Sun)
oλopposition (relative to the Sun)
eEgreatest elongation
xaλpassage through the ascending node (zero ecliptical latitude)
xdλpassage through the descending node (zero ecliptical latitude)
bσleast conjunction spread (Mercury - Saturn)
Bσleast conjunction spread (Mercury - Neptune)
sσgreatest conjunction spread (Mercury - Saturn)
Sσgreatest conjunction spread (Mercury - Neptune)
Vλbegin eastward (prograde) acceleration
Pgλstationary point: begin eastward (prograde) motion
vλbegin westward (retrograde) acceleration
Rgλstationary point: begin westward (retrograde) motion

The calculations for the planets are based on the VSOP87 model (type A) of Laskar, and the calculations for the Moon are based on the most detailed model from [Meeus]. One position per day was calculated for each celestial object. The hour of the day for each phenomenon was determined by interpolation.

date pl * AU deg
1972-01-01T07 Me e −22.55
1972-01-02T05 Lu xd +125.28
1972-01-07T17 Ma xd +8.06
1972-01-08T11 Lu V +202.31
1972-01-08T15 Lu a 0.002704
1972-01-13T08 Lu d −26.81
1972-01-14T12 Me xa +274.48
1972-01-15T02
** 
B +139.62
1972-01-15T22 Lu c +295.41
1972-01-16T16 Lu xa +305.23
1972-01-18T20 Me d −23.55
1972-01-19T18 Sa d +18.15
1972-01-21T05 Ur d −6.56
1972-01-21T17 Lu p 0.002473
1972-01-21T20 Lu v +17.96
1972-01-22T14 Ur Rg +198.32
1972-01-26T09 Lu +d +26.82
1972-01-29T14 Lu xd +125.26
1972-01-29T20
** 
S +207.43
1972-01-29T23 Lu o +129.67
1972-01-30T21 Sa Pg +59.57
1972-02-05T12 Lu a 0.002704
1972-02-05T15 Lu V +212.26
1972-02-08T23 Me a 1.403
1972-02-09T12 Ju d −23.08
1972-02-09T17 Lu d −26.80
1972-02-13T01 Lu xa +305.23
1972-02-13T17
** 
B +154.28
1972-02-14T12 Lu c +325.44
1972-02-15T18 Ma v +33.76
1972-02-17T00 Me o +328.12
1972-02-17T07 Lu p 0.002441
1972-02-17T07 Lu v +5.90
1972-02-20T05 Ve xd +12.19
1972-02-22T14 Lu +d +26.77
1972-02-25T21 Me v +344.67
1972-02-25T21 Lu xd +125.05
1972-02-26T22 Ne d −19.55
1972-02-28T15 Lu o +159.64
1972-02-29T12
** 
S +240.32
1972-03-04T04 Me xd +358.19
1972-03-04T06 Lu a 0.002710
1972-03-04T17 Lu V +221.04
1972-03-06T12 Ne Rg +245.25
1972-03-08T02 Lu d −26.68
1972-03-09T05
** 
b +103.42
1972-03-11T10 Lu xa +304.31
1972-03-13T16 Me e +18.27
1972-03-14T23 Lu c +182.01
1972-03-15T18
** 
B +172.20
1972-03-16T09 Lu p 0.002407
1972-03-16T09 Lu v +16.05
1972-03-20T20 Lu +d +26.59
1972-03-21T06 Me Rg +15.84
1972-03-22T09 Me +d +9.32
1972-03-24T00 Lu xd +123.50
1972-03-29T08 Lu o +189.23
1972-03-30T23
** 
S +285.54
1972-03-30T23 Me c +10.87
1972-03-31T18 Lu a 0.002715
1972-03-31T20 Me V +10.15
1972-04-01T10 Lu V +226.21
1972-04-03T10 Me p 0.5881
1972-04-04T09 Lu d −26.44
1972-04-05T11 Ur o +196.28
1972-04-05T19 Ur V +196.27
1972-04-06T04 Ur p 17.37
1972-04-06T23 Ve e +45.76
1972-04-07T15 Lu xa +301.90
1972-04-11T11 Me xa +3.88
1972-04-13T08 Lu c +24.01
1972-04-13T15 Me Pg +3.68
1972-04-13T18 Lu v +30.08
1972-04-13T18 Lu p 0.002388
1972-04-13T21
** 
B +188.00
1972-04-17T04 Lu +d +26.34
1972-04-18T19 Me d +0.41
1972-04-19T00 Ju +d −22.88
1972-04-20T01 Lu xd +120.70
1972-04-24T11 Ju Rg +278.32
1972-04-27T21 Me e −26.90
1972-04-27T22 Lu a 0.002717
1972-04-28T00 Lu o +218.32
1972-04-28T01 Lu V +218.85
1972-04-30T14
** 
S +356.11
1972-05-01T14 Lu d −26.23
1972-05-04T12
** 
s +124.61
1972-05-04T16 Lu xa +298.91
1972-05-05T23 Ve +d +27.62
1972-05-12T03 Lu v +44.30
1972-05-12T04 Lu p 0.002389
1972-05-12T16 Lu c +52.50
1972-05-12T16 Ma +d +24.61
1972-05-14T13 Lu +d +26.18
1972-05-16T17
** 
B +178.47
1972-05-17T04 Lu xd +117.91
1972-05-24T08 Ne V +243.88
1972-05-24T11 Ne o +243.88
1972-05-24T18 Lu V +212.10
1972-05-25T02 Lu a 0.002715
1972-05-25T03 Ne p 29.30
1972-05-26T15 Ve Rg +94.74
1972-05-27T16 Lu o +246.93
1972-05-28T19 Lu d −26.13
1972-05-30T19 Sa c +69.96
1972-05-31T00 Sa a 10.06
1972-05-31T01 Sa v +69.99
1972-05-31T03 Me xd +65.05
1972-05-31T07
** 
S +240.20
1972-05-31T18 Lu xa +296.78
1972-06-03T23 Me o +73.47
1972-06-04T04 Me a 1.322
1972-06-04T15 Me v +74.86
1972-06-07T00
** 
b +119.43
1972-06-09T10 Lu v +57.34
1972-06-09T12 Lu p 0.002409
1972-06-10T18 Ve xa +90.30
1972-06-10T23 Lu +d +26.14
1972-06-10T23 Lu c +80.63
1972-06-13T10 Lu xd +116.31
1972-06-13T15 Me +d +25.19
1972-06-15T00
** 
B +153.17
1972-06-17T01 Ve p 0.2894
1972-06-17T03 Ve c +86.50
1972-06-17T05 Ve V +86.44
1972-06-19T06 Ur +d −4.99
1972-06-21T03 Ur Pg +194.19
1972-06-21T09 Lu V +216.48
1972-06-21T15 Lu a 0.002709
1972-06-24T09 Ju o +273.44
1972-06-24T14 Ju V +273.41
1972-06-25T01 Lu d −26.15
1972-06-25T18 Ju p 4.220
1972-06-26T06 Lu o +275.23
1972-06-27T22 Lu xa +296.01
1972-06-29T20
** 
S +210.36
1972-07-07T08 Lu v +65.86
1972-07-07T10 Lu p 0.002441
1972-07-08T08 Lu +d +26.16
1972-07-08T10 Me xa +133.13
1972-07-08T16 Ve Pg +78.22
1972-07-10T07 Lu c +108.61
1972-07-10T09 Me e +26.39
1972-07-10T20 Lu xd +116.00
1972-07-13T21
** 
B +143.45
1972-07-15T06 Ve d +17.87
1972-07-19T08 Lu V +223.84
1972-07-19T08 Lu a 0.002703
1972-07-20T18
** 
s +133.64
1972-07-21T16 Ma V +134.88
1972-07-22T09 Lu d −26.17
1972-07-24T10 Me Rg +142.35
1972-07-25T05 Lu xa +296.04
1972-07-25T19 Lu o +303.40
1972-07-28T04
** 
S +195.30
1972-07-29T19 Me d +10.22
1972-08-02T19 Lu v +53.80
1972-08-03T02 Lu p 0.002469
1972-08-04T00 Me p 0.5960
1972-08-04T10 Ne +d −19.04
1972-08-04T15 Lu +d +26.15
1972-08-06T11 Me V +136.05
1972-08-07T05 Lu xd +116.00
1972-08-07T07 Me c +135.38
1972-08-08T17 Lu c +136.71
1972-08-10T17
** 
B +134.00
1972-08-13T09 Ne Pg +242.48
1972-08-16T02 Lu a 0.002702
1972-08-16T08 Lu V +231.91
1972-08-17T10 Me Pg +130.45
1972-08-18T17 Lu d −26.11
1972-08-20T03 Ve +d +19.41
1972-08-21T13 Lu xa +295.75
1972-08-24T06 Lu o +331.66
1972-08-24T15 Me +d +16.11
1972-08-24T19 Ju Pg +268.48
1972-08-24T20
** 
S +181.29
1972-08-25T04 Me e −18.31
1972-08-27T02 Me xd +136.31
1972-08-27T04 Ve e −45.81
1972-08-28T00 Lu v +25.15
1972-08-28T08 Lu p 0.002459
1972-08-31T01 Ma a 2.673
1972-08-31T21 Lu +d +26.04
1972-09-02T12
** 
b +127.22
1972-09-03T10 Lu xd +115.24
1972-09-06T23 Ma c +164.92
1972-09-07T05 Lu c +165.17
1972-09-08T19
** 
B +118.79
1972-09-11T06 Me v +161.85
1972-09-12T21 Lu a 0.002707
1972-09-13T09 Lu V +240.30
1972-09-14T03 Ju xa +269.13
1972-09-15T01 Lu d −25.93
1972-09-17T20 Lu xa +294.16
1972-09-18T23 Me o +176.35
1972-09-19T03 Sa +d +21.49
1972-09-22T16 Lu o +298.37
1972-09-22T21
** 
S +160.31
1972-09-24T14 Lu v +28.68
1972-09-24T19 Lu p 0.002424
1972-09-26T21 Me a 1.407
1972-09-28T03 Lu +d +25.81
1972-09-30T12 Lu xd +113.05
1972-10-01T22 Ve xd +146.66
1972-10-02T03 Sa Rg +80.59
1972-10-04T10 Me xa +202.85
1972-10-06T20 Lu c +194.16
1972-10-07T11
** 
B +106.61
1972-10-10T07 Ju d −23.48
1972-10-10T14 Lu a 0.002713
1972-10-10T16 Ur a 19.38
1972-10-11T06 Ur v +198.70
1972-10-11T08 Lu V +247.98
1972-10-11T10 Ur c +198.71
1972-10-12T08 Lu d −25.68
1972-10-14T22 Lu xa +291.27
1972-10-21T23
** 
S +152.48
1972-10-22T01 Lu o +29.24
1972-10-22T20 Lu v +41.13
1972-10-23T00 Lu p 0.002395
1972-10-25T10 Lu +d +25.59
1972-10-27T12 Lu xd +110.03
1972-11-04T21 Me e +23.18
1972-11-04T22
** 
s +135.36
1972-11-05T04
** 
B +103.21
1972-11-05T13 Lu c +223.75
1972-11-07T00 Lu a 0.002718
1972-11-07T21 Lu V +251.29
1972-11-08T14 Lu d −25.49
1972-11-11T00 Lu xa +288.41
1972-11-11T00 Me d −24.70
1972-11-15T08 Me Rg +252.45
1972-11-19T11
** 
S +149.04
1972-11-20T07 Lu v +56.69
1972-11-20T11 Lu o +58.73
1972-11-20T12 Lu p 0.002383
1972-11-21T20 Lu +d +25.45
1972-11-23T01 Me xd +247.46
1972-11-23T17 Lu xd +107.67
1972-11-25T06 Me p 0.6779
1972-11-25T13 Me V +244.17
1972-11-25T16 Me c +244.02
1972-11-26T00 Ne a 31.30
1972-11-26T15 Ne c +244.98
1972-11-27T00 Ne v +245.00
1972-12-03T08
** 
B +97.98
1972-12-04T01 Lu a 0.002718
1972-12-04T07 Lu V +241.62
1972-12-05T04 Me Pg +236.23
1972-12-05T08 Lu c +253.83
1972-12-05T16 Me +d −16.69
1972-12-05T19 Lu d −25.42
1972-12-08T02 Lu xa +286.92
1972-12-08T10 Sa p 8.046
1972-12-08T10 Sa V +77.10
1972-12-08T13 Sa o +77.09
1972-12-13T21 Me e −21.12
1972-12-17T23
** 
S +146.62
1972-12-18T21 Lu v +73.58
1972-12-19T00 Lu p 0.002393
1972-12-19T07 Lu +d +25.44
1972-12-19T21 Lu o +88.62
1972-12-21T02 Lu xd +106.78
1972-12-31T07 Lu V +238.50
1972-12-31T09 Me xa +264.47
1972-12-31T10 Lu a 0.002714
1972-12-31T22
** 
B +101.32



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