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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1905?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1905, the Sun was in Taurus (13°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°33' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°36' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°20'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1905	May 21, 1905 into Gemini
Moon	11°33'56" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1905	May 6, 1905 into Gemini
Mercury	27°29'59" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1905	May 15, 1905 into Taurus
Venus	2°14'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 1905	May 9, 1905 into Aries
Mars	19°04'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°09'43" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1905	Jul 21, 1905 into Gemini
Saturn	1°36'11" Pisces	Direct	Apr 13, 1905	Aug 17, 1905 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°58'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°00'24" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°19'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	5°55'22" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 4, 1905

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 06:16 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
May 4, 15:50 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	13°29' Taurus

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