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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1906?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1906, the Sun was in Taurus (12°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°05' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°32' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°07'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1906	May 22, 1906 into Gemini
Moon	2°46'08" Virgo	Direct	May 3, 1906	May 5, 1906 into Libra
Mercury	15°30'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 1906	May 15, 1906 into Taurus
Venus	1°40'21" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1906	May 26, 1906 into Cancer
Mars	3°19'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1906	Jun 11, 1906 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°08'47" Gemini	Direct	Mar 9, 1906	Jul 30, 1906 into Cancer
Saturn	12°43'27" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	8°19'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	8°09'22" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°18'33" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	16°38'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 3, 1906

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 07:02 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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