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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1974?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1974, the Sun was in Taurus (15°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°36' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°34'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Moon	17°07'47" Scorpio	Direct	May 5, 1974	May 7, 1974 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°43'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1974	May 12, 1974 into Gemini
Venus	1°50'03" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1974	May 31, 1974 into Taurus
Mars	9°40'02" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	12°13'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	1°38'56" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	24°54'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°51'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°27'27" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°16'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 6, 1974

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 07:35 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
May 6, 08:55 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	15°27' Scorpio

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