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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1903?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1903, the Sun was in Taurus (9°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°09' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°56'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1903	May 22, 1903 into Gemini
Moon	2°23'38" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 1903	May 3, 1903 into Leo
Mercury	28°19'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1903	May 2, 1903 into Gemini
Venus	15°43'37" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1903	May 13, 1903 into Cancer
Mars	27°52'03" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1903	May 30, 1903 into Libra
Jupiter	15°37'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	9°01'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	25°14'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°34'01" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	18°16'59" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°47'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 1, 1903

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 05:38 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine
May 1, 08:01 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 1, 09:29 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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