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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1918?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 1918, the Sun was in Taurus (18°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°13' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°02'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1918	May 21, 1918 into Gemini
Moon	3°40'00" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 1918	May 11, 1918 into Gemini
Mercury	0°25'19" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	2°47'13" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1918	Jun 3, 1918 into Taurus
Mars	14°57'47" Virgo	Direct	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	15°18'48" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	8°24'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	27°28'56" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°28'07" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°56'03" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°13'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 9, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 06:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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