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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1978?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1978, the Sun was in Taurus (26°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°51' Virgo at midnight UTC to 27°36' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°13'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1978	May 21, 1978 into Gemini
Moon	21°11'07" Virgo	Direct	May 15, 1978	May 18, 1978 into Libra
Mercury	1°30'07" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1978	Jun 3, 1978 into Gemini
Venus	24°28'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 27, 1978	May 22, 1978 into Cancer
Mars	15°38'53" Leo	Direct	Apr 10, 1978	Jun 14, 1978 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°08'48" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 1978	Sep 5, 1978 into Leo
Saturn	24°04'39" Leo	Direct	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	13°52'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°30'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°16'32" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°19'35" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 17, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 03:47 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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