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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1974?

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On May 1, 1974, the Sun was in Taurus (10°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Mars. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°19' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°44'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Moon	9°21'07" Virgo	Direct	Apr 30, 1974	May 2, 1974 into Libra
Mercury	6°59'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1974	May 12, 1974 into Gemini
Venus	26°18'17" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	6°39'55" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	11°22'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	1°08'38" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	25°06'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°58'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°33'29" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°32'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 1, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 06:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

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