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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1904?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1904, the Sun was in Taurus (24°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°08' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°22' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°12'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1904	May 21, 1904 into Gemini
Moon	24°44'01" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 1904	May 15, 1904 into Gemini
Mercury	21°03'15" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1904	Jun 14, 1904 into Gemini
Venus	9°39'28" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1904	Jun 1, 1904 into Gemini
Mars	28°07'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1904	May 18, 1904 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°46'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1904	Aug 8, 1904 into Taurus
Saturn	20°47'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	29°16'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°08'45" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°34'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°40'07" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 15, 1904

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 10:58 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	24°10' Taurus
May 15, 21:30 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 15, 22:45 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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