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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1976?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1976, the Sun was in Taurus (29°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°50' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°18' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°35'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Gemini
Moon	25°06'53" Aquarius	Direct	May 18, 1976	May 20, 1976 into Pisces
Mercury	29°36'04" Taurus	Retrograde	May 19, 1976	Jun 13, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	21°49'29" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1976	May 27, 1976 into Gemini
Mars	2°15'35" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°02'16" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	28°30'03" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	4°05'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°57'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°09'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°49'26" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on May 20, 1976

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 12:15 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
May 20, 21:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	29°58' Aquarius
May 20, 21:26 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 20, 22:20 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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