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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1974?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1974, the Sun was in Gemini (8°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 30, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°33' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°42'04" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1974	Jun 21, 1974 into Cancer
Moon	3°49'00" Libra	Direct	May 30, 1974	Jun 1, 1974 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°29'39" Cancer	Direct	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	29°04'20" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1974	May 31, 1974 into Taurus
Mars	24°11'10" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	15°37'02" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	4°22'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	24°06'05" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°13'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°07'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°00'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 30, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 00:33 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
May 30, 05:15 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 30, 08:48 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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