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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1976?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1976, the Sun was in Taurus (18°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°28' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°31' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°00'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Gemini
Moon	4°27'44" Virgo	Direct	May 8, 1976	May 10, 1976 into Libra
Mercury	3°42'51" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Apr 29, 1976	May 19, 1976 into Taurus
Venus	7°04'49" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1976	May 27, 1976 into Gemini
Mars	25°35'39" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	10°12'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	27°33'26" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	4°33'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°15'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°22'13" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°27'33" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on May 8, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 04:21 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on May 8, 1976?

The Sun, Venus and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Mars and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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