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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1908?

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On May 4, 1908, the Sun was in Taurus (13°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°56' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°36'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1908	May 21, 1908 into Gemini
Moon	29°48'24" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1908	May 4, 1908 into Cancer
Mercury	9°45'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1908	May 13, 1908 into Gemini
Venus	28°53'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1908	May 5, 1908 into Cancer
Mars	18°09'24" Gemini	Direct	Apr 7, 1908	May 22, 1908 into Cancer
Jupiter	5°24'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	5°27'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	16°50'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°33'22" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°21'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°53'07" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 4, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 12:22 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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