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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1974?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1974, the Sun was in Gemini (0°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°17' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°25' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°03'23" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1974	Jun 21, 1974 into Cancer
Moon	25°19'40" Taurus	Direct	May 19, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Mercury	18°01'34" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1974	May 29, 1974 into Cancer
Venus	18°44'53" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1974	May 31, 1974 into Taurus
Mars	18°43'14" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	14°29'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	3°18'08" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	24°21'52" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°28'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°13'04" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°28'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 21, 1974

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 10:35 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 10:46 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
May 21, 19:53 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 20:34 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	0°24' Gemini

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