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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1900?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1900, the Sun was in Taurus (29°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°14' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°20' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°56'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1900	May 21, 1900 into Gemini
Moon	25°16'19" Aquarius	Direct	May 19, 1900	May 21, 1900 into Pisces
Mercury	19°35'13" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 1900	May 26, 1900 into Gemini
Venus	13°05'50" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1900	Sep 8, 1900 into Leo
Mars	3°05'08" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1900	Jun 27, 1900 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°48'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°58'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	10°56'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°42'18" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°47'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°42'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 21, 1900

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 13:17 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 20:01 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 21, 20:31 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	0°17' Pisces

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