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Where Were the Planets on May 28, 1977?

Quick Answer

On May 28, 1977, the Sun was in Gemini (7°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% 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 28, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 28, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°02'08" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1977	Jun 21, 1977 into Cancer
Moon	6°41'00" Libra	Direct	May 28, 1977	May 30, 1977 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°21'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Jun 10, 1977 into Gemini
Venus	22°40'38" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	23°32'35" Aries	Direct	Apr 27, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Jupiter	12°02'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1977	Aug 20, 1977 into Cancer
Saturn	11°52'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	8°37'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°59'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°33'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°04'19" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 28, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 28, 00:28 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on May 28, 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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