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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1900?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1900, the Sun was in Taurus (14°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°22' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°39' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°31'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1900	May 21, 1900 into Gemini
Moon	2°33'23" Leo	Direct	May 5, 1900	May 7, 1900 into Virgo
Mercury	21°10'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1900	May 11, 1900 into Taurus
Venus	29°51'21" Gemini	Direct	Apr 6, 1900	May 5, 1900 into Cancer
Mars	21°01'47" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1900	May 17, 1900 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°40'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°40'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°32'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°11'27" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°26'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	12°33'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 5, 1900

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 07:00 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 5, 07:03 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
May 5, 15:46 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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