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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1977?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (19°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% 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 10, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°05' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°42'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1977	May 21, 1977 into Gemini
Moon	23°43'56" Aquarius	Direct	May 8, 1977	May 10, 1977 into Pisces
Mercury	5°08'34" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	11°17'58" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	9°52'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 27, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°53'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	10°42'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	9°20'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°26'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°51'34" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°01'31" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 10, 1977

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 04:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	19°23' Aquarius
May 10, 23:28 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on May 10, 1977?

Venus and Mars sat 1 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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