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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1911?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 1911, the Sun was in Taurus (17°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°14' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°46' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°44'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1911	May 22, 1911 into Gemini
Moon	5°32'25" Libra	Direct	May 9, 1911	May 11, 1911 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°48'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 1911	Jun 13, 1911 into Gemini
Venus	25°39'21" Gemini	Direct	Apr 17, 1911	May 13, 1911 into Cancer
Mars	12°01'15" Pisces	Direct	Apr 23, 1911	Jun 2, 1911 into Aries
Jupiter	8°37'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	10°48'12" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	29°20'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°11'27" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°30'39" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°38'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on May 9, 1911

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 01:25 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 9, 08:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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