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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1971?

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On May 5, 1971, the Sun was in Taurus (14°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). 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 5, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°16' Virgo at midnight UTC to 25°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1971
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°20'57" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon19°10'42" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury23°19'14" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus14°15'48" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars0°50'16" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter3°46'53" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn24°23'17" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus10°11'40" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune2°10'44" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto27°15'52" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node19°21'53" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 5, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 5, 1971?

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

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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