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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1909?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1909, the Sun was in Taurus (10°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°53' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°27'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1909	May 21, 1909 into Gemini
Moon	25°56'43" Virgo	Direct	Apr 29, 1909	May 1, 1909 into Libra
Mercury	21°21'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1909	May 5, 1909 into Gemini
Venus	11°11'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1909	May 16, 1909 into Gemini
Mars	14°19'03" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 9, 1909	May 25, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°31'48" Virgo	Stationing direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	16°31'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	21°03'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°40'26" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°19'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°42'58" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 1, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 08:29 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 1, 20:11 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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