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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1978?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1978, the Sun was in Taurus (14°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°17' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°37'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1978	May 21, 1978 into Gemini
Moon	24°44'08" Aries	Direct	May 3, 1978	May 5, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	18°51'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	9°56'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1978	May 22, 1978 into Cancer
Mars	9°59'25" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°51'25" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	23°44'24" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	14°22'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°47'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°31'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°57'43" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 5, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 06:00 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
May 5, 13:20 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile
May 5, 21:52 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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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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