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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1901?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1901, the Sun was in Taurus (14°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°17' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°15' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°16'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1901	May 21, 1901 into Gemini
Moon	3°15'50" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1901	May 7, 1901 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°46'28" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1901	May 17, 1901 into Gemini
Venus	15°26'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1901	May 17, 1901 into Gemini
Mars	28°10'18" Leo	Direct	Mar 1, 1901	May 11, 1901 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°01'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°19'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°07'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°20'58" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°24'51" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	23°14'08" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on May 5, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 05:27 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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