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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1901?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1901, the Sun was in Taurus (12°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°34' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°23' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°20'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1901	May 21, 1901 into Gemini
Moon	9°29'17" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1901	May 5, 1901 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°50'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1901	May 3, 1901 into Taurus
Venus	12°58'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1901	May 17, 1901 into Gemini
Mars	27°35'17" Leo	Direct	Mar 1, 1901	May 11, 1901 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°02'52" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°20'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°11'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°17'32" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°22'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	23°20'29" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on May 3, 1901

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 13:16 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
May 3, 13:57 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 3, 18:30 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	12°41' Scorpio

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