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Where Were the Planets on May 7, 1978?

Quick Answer

On May 7, 1978, the Sun was in Taurus (16°34' 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.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 7, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°46' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 7, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°34'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1978	May 21, 1978 into Gemini
Moon	20°02'05" Taurus	Direct	May 5, 1978	May 8, 1978 into Gemini
Mercury	20°27'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	12°22'36" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1978	May 22, 1978 into Cancer
Mars	10°54'10" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°13'33" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	23°46'44" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	14°17'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°44'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°29'03" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°51'21" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 7, 1978

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 04:47 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	16°16' Taurus

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