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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1971?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1971, the Sun was in Taurus (15°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% 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 6, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°04' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°19'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1971	May 21, 1971 into Gemini
Moon	0°59'38" Libra	Direct	May 6, 1971	May 8, 1971 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°31'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 18, 1971	May 17, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	15°28'09" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1971	May 18, 1971 into Taurus
Mars	1°20'59" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°40'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°30'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°09'41" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°09'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°14'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°18'42" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 6, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 09:59 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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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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