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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1976?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 1976, the Sun was in Gemini (6°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°18'45" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 1976	Jun 21, 1976 into Cancer
Moon	18°46'10" Taurus	Direct	May 25, 1976	May 28, 1976 into Gemini
Mercury	26°01'53" Taurus	Retrograde	May 19, 1976	Jun 13, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	0°25'27" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1976	Jun 20, 1976 into Cancer
Mars	6°13'18" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°39'41" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	29°08'04" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	3°50'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°46'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°03'43" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	11°27'11" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on May 27, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 03:42 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 27, 06:24 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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