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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1971?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1971, the Sun was in Taurus (19°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 10, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°15' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 25°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°11'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1971	May 21, 1971 into Gemini
Moon	19°28'35" Scorpio	Direct	May 8, 1971	May 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mercury	25°04'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 18, 1971	May 17, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	20°17'41" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1971	May 18, 1971 into Taurus
Mars	3°21'56" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°11'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°01'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°02'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°02'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°11'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°06'00" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 10, 1971

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 05:31 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
May 10, 11:24 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	19°10' Scorpio

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