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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1904?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1904, the Sun was in Gemini (0°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°48' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°55' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°56'32" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1904	Jun 21, 1904 into Cancer
Moon	1°52'16" Virgo	Direct	May 22, 1904	May 24, 1904 into Libra
Mercury	17°52'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1904	Jun 14, 1904 into Gemini
Venus	18°14'07" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1904	Jun 1, 1904 into Gemini
Mars	3°04'12" Gemini	Direct	May 18, 1904	Jun 30, 1904 into Cancer
Jupiter	19°16'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1904	Aug 8, 1904 into Taurus
Saturn	20°55'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	29°03'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°21'48" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°43'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°17'52" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 22, 1904

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 06:20 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
May 22, 08:49 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 22, 10:19 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	0°52' Virgo

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