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Where Were the Planets on May 7, 1971?

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On May 7, 1971, the Sun was in Taurus (16°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% 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 7, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°55' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°52' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 7, 1971
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°17'06" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon12°53'21" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury23°48'07" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus16°40'30" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars1°51'31" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter3°33'09" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn24°38'40" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Uranus10°07'45" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune2°07'39" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto27°13'56" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node19°15'32" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 7, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on May 7, 1971?

Jupiter and Neptune sat 1 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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