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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1975?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1975, the Sun was in Taurus (17°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°01' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°12' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°16'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Gemini
Moon	15°05'41" Aries	Direct	May 7, 1975	May 9, 1975 into Taurus
Mercury	6°38'26" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1975	Jul 12, 1975 into Cancer
Venus	28°28'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1975	May 9, 1975 into Cancer
Mars	20°18'17" Pisces	Direct	Apr 11, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Aries
Jupiter	11°55'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	14°34'38" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°43'18" Libra	Retrograde	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	11°02'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°53'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°50'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 8, 1975

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 15:50 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine

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