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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1977?

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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.

Venus met Mars in Aries. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°29'43" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon7°53'44" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury4°58'31" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus14°22'55" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars14°27'27" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter9°15'54" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn11°02'41" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus9°05'19" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune15°17'53" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto11°44'34" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node22°42'27" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on May 16, 1977

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

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct MarsDesire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on May 16, 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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