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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1979?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1979, the Sun was in Taurus (25°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 29°08' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°01'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	May 21, 1979 into Gemini
Moon	22°04'48" Capricorn	Direct	May 14, 1979	May 17, 1979 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°00'41" Taurus	Direct	May 10, 1979	May 26, 1979 into Gemini
Venus	28°09'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1979	May 18, 1979 into Taurus
Mars	0°14'15" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1979	Jun 26, 1979 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°50'54" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 29, 1979 into Virgo
Saturn	7°06'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°43'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°46'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	16°52'30" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°03'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on May 16, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 04:24 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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