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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1977?

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On May 9, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (18°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Mercury, 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 9, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°28' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 17°04' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1977
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°44'15" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon10°19'59" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury5°25'57" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus10°52'27" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars9°06'34" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter7°39'54" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn10°39'42" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus9°22'32" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune15°28'03" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto11°52'49" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node23°04'41" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on May 9, 1977

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 9, 1977?

Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, 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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