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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1977?

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On May 12, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (21°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% 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 12, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°06' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°37' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1977
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°38'09" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon19°24'24" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury4°46'55" TaurusStationing direct into Gemini
Venus12°13'48" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars11°24'19" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter8°20'54" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn10°48'59" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus9°15'04" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune15°23'47" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto11°49'08" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node22°55'10" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on May 12, 1977

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on May 12, 1977?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree 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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