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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1911?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1911, the Sun was in Taurus (12°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°54'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1911	May 22, 1911 into Gemini
Moon	29°19'42" Cancer	Direct	May 2, 1911	May 4, 1911 into Leo
Mercury	14°52'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 1911	Jun 13, 1911 into Gemini
Venus	19°48'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 17, 1911	May 13, 1911 into Cancer
Mars	8°18'20" Pisces	Direct	Apr 23, 1911	Jun 2, 1911 into Aries
Jupiter	9°15'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	10°09'47" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	29°21'04" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°05'33" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°25'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°54'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on May 4, 1911

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 13:08 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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