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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1977?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (25°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°57' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°29'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1977	May 21, 1977 into Gemini
Moon	7°53'44" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1977	May 18, 1977 into Gemini
Mercury	4°58'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	14°22'55" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	14°27'27" Aries	Direct	Apr 27, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°15'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	11°02'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	9°05'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°17'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°44'34" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°42'27" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 16, 1977

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 02:07 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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