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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1916?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1916, the Sun was in Taurus (11°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°35' Taurus at midnight UTC to 21°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°44'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1916	May 21, 1916 into Gemini
Moon	14°53'34" Taurus	Direct	May 1, 1916	May 3, 1916 into Gemini
Mercury	29°42'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1916	May 2, 1916 into Gemini
Venus	27°01'15" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1916	May 5, 1916 into Cancer
Mars	18°55'33" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°53'25" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	11°53'54" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	19°29'51" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°00'16" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	1°39'20" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°15'36" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 2, 1916

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 02:55 UTC	Neptune enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 2, 05:22 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine
May 2, 05:29 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	11°28' Taurus
May 2, 16:13 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 2, 16:19 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
May 2, 16:24 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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