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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1975?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1975, the Sun was in Taurus (14°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°10' Pisces at midnight UTC to 15°02' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°22'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Gemini
Moon	9°06'56" Pisces	Direct	May 4, 1975	May 7, 1975 into Aries
Mercury	1°45'04" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1975	Jul 12, 1975 into Cancer
Venus	25°04'10" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1975	May 9, 1975 into Cancer
Mars	18°01'46" Pisces	Direct	Apr 11, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Aries
Jupiter	11°16'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	14°18'55" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°50'36" Libra	Retrograde	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	11°07'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°57'00" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°59'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 5, 1975

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 10:20 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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