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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1977?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (26°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars trined Neptune. Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch. Venus trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°38' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°27'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1977	May 21, 1977 into Gemini
Moon	19°44'24" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1977	May 18, 1977 into Gemini
Mercury	5°12'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	14°58'30" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	15°13'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 27, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°29'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	11°06'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	9°02'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°16'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°43'29" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°39'16" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 17, 1977

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 13:39 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.
May 17, 23:17 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.

Born on May 17, 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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