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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1918?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1918, the Sun was in Taurus (12°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°53' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°32' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°13'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1918	May 21, 1918 into Gemini
Moon	6°40'43" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1918	May 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mercury	2°10'21" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	26°27'42" Pisces	Direct	Apr 5, 1918	May 6, 1918 into Aries
Mars	14°12'55" Virgo	Direct	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	14°01'09" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	8°07'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	27°21'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°24'00" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°49'53" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°33'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 3, 1918

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 00:12 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 3, 22:26 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	12°39' Aquarius

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