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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1975?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1975, the Sun was in Taurus (25°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°35' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°00'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Gemini
Moon	29°37'48" Cancer	Direct	May 14, 1975	May 16, 1975 into Leo
Mercury	16°51'55" Gemini	Direct	May 4, 1975	Jul 12, 1975 into Cancer
Venus	7°28'11" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1975	Jun 6, 1975 into Leo
Mars	26°21'15" Pisces	Direct	Apr 11, 1975	May 21, 1975 into Aries
Jupiter	13°38'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	15°19'40" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	29°24'45" Libra	Retrograde	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	10°50'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°44'48" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°25'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 16, 1975

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 12:38 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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