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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1904?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1904, the Sun was in Taurus (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°32' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°05'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1904	May 21, 1904 into Gemini
Moon	5°34'45" Cancer	Direct	May 18, 1904	May 20, 1904 into Leo
Mercury	19°25'39" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1904	Jun 14, 1904 into Gemini
Venus	13°20'03" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1904	Jun 1, 1904 into Gemini
Mars	0°14'54" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1904	Jun 30, 1904 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°25'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1904	Aug 8, 1904 into Taurus
Saturn	20°51'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	29°11'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°14'14" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°37'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°30'35" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 18, 1904

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 02:21 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 18, 03:34 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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