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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1974?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1974, the Sun was in Taurus (25°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°04' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°14'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Moon	18°49'49" Pisces	Direct	May 14, 1974	May 17, 1974 into Aries
Mercury	8°45'52" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1974	May 29, 1974 into Cancer
Venus	13°03'47" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1974	May 31, 1974 into Taurus
Mars	15°41'41" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	13°47'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	2°43'49" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	24°31'54" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°36'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°17'12" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°44'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 16, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 10:05 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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