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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1971?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1971, the Sun was in Taurus (10°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°00' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°24' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°28'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1971	May 21, 1971 into Gemini
Moon	1°15'19" Leo	Direct	May 1, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Virgo
Mercury	23°18'05" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1971	May 17, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	9°26'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1971	May 18, 1971 into Taurus
Mars	28°45'34" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°13'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°52'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°19'54" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°16'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°20'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°34'35" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 1, 1971

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 09:34 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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Jupiter and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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