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Where Were the Planets on May 28, 1974?

Quick Answer

On May 28, 1974, the Sun was in Gemini (6°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 28, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 28, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°46'59" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1974	Jun 21, 1974 into Cancer
Moon	6°12'33" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 1974	May 30, 1974 into Libra
Mercury	28°52'54" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1974	May 29, 1974 into Cancer
Venus	26°46'08" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1974	May 31, 1974 into Taurus
Mars	22°58'11" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	15°23'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	4°07'57" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	24°09'20" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°17'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°08'31" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°06'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 28, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 28, 01:25 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 28, 13:03 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	6°49' Virgo
May 28, 13:46 UTC	Saturn square Pluto	Exact square

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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