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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1976?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1976, the Sun was in Taurus (25°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°56' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°03' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°44'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Gemini
Moon	2°03'05" Capricorn	Direct	May 16, 1976	May 18, 1976 into Aquarius
Mercury	1°46'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1976	May 19, 1976 into Taurus
Venus	16°54'38" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1976	May 27, 1976 into Gemini
Mars	0°01'11" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°05'59" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	28°09'55" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	4°14'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°03'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°13'16" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	12°02'08" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on May 16, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 08:31 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
May 16, 11:09 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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