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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1909?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1909, the Sun was in Taurus (13°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°54' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°21'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1909	May 21, 1909 into Gemini
Moon	1°59'43" Scorpio	Direct	May 4, 1909	May 6, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°19'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1909	May 5, 1909 into Gemini
Venus	14°53'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1909	May 16, 1909 into Gemini
Mars	16°16'37" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 9, 1909	May 25, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°32'34" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	16°52'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	21°02'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°44'04" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°22'19" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°33'26" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 4, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 08:04 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
May 4, 09:02 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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