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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1967?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1967, the Sun was in Taurus (24°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1967. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°59' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1967
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°56'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1967	May 21, 1967 into Gemini
Moon	15°45'24" Leo	Direct	May 15, 1967	May 17, 1967 into Virgo
Mercury	0°46'19" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1967	May 31, 1967 into Cancer
Venus	7°02'22" Cancer	Direct	May 10, 1967	Jun 6, 1967 into Leo
Mars	15°37'56" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1967	Jul 19, 1967 into Scorpio
Jupiter	28°56'44" Cancer	Direct	Jan 16, 1967	May 23, 1967 into Leo
Saturn	8°41'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	20°20'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°55'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°01'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°08'52" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 16, 1967

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 03:26 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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