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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 1971?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 1971, the Sun was in Taurus (22°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% 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 13, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°16' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°04'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1971	May 21, 1971 into Gemini
Moon	27°44'37" Sagittarius	Direct	May 11, 1971	May 13, 1971 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°58'05" Aries	Direct	Apr 18, 1971	May 17, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	23°55'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1971	May 18, 1971 into Taurus
Mars	4°50'29" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°50'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°25'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	9°56'53" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°58'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°08'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°56'28" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 13, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 13, 16:08 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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Jupiter and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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