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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1977?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1977, the Sun was in Taurus (29°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). 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 20, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°18' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°20'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1977	May 21, 1977 into Gemini
Moon	25°14'33" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1977	May 20, 1977 into Cancer
Mercury	6°22'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	16°52'23" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	17°29'55" Aries	Direct	Apr 27, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°11'14" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	11°17'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°55'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	15°11'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°40'24" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°29'44" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 20, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 21:35 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on May 20, 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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