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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1977?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (17°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°25' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°27' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°46'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1977	May 21, 1977 into Gemini
Moon	26°30'23" Capricorn	Direct	May 6, 1977	May 8, 1977 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°47'27" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	10°28'36" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	8°20'35" Aries	Direct	Apr 27, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°26'18" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	10°36'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	9°25'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°29'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°54'05" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°07'52" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 8, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 17:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 8, 21:37 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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