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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1975?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1975, the Sun was in Taurus (12°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°18' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°17' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°26'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Gemini
Moon	15°19'07" Aquarius	Direct	May 2, 1975	May 4, 1975 into Pisces
Mercury	28°12'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1975	May 4, 1975 into Gemini
Venus	22°47'01" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1975	May 9, 1975 into Cancer
Mars	16°30'40" Pisces	Direct	Apr 11, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Aries
Jupiter	10°49'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	14°08'49" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°55'33" Libra	Retrograde	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	11°09'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°59'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	2°06'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 3, 1975

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 05:44 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	12°11' Aquarius

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