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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1921?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1921, the Sun was in Taurus (14°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°22' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°23' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°25'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1921	May 21, 1921 into Gemini
Moon	14°50'36" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1921	May 6, 1921 into Taurus
Mercury	8°35'14" Taurus	Direct	May 1, 1921	May 15, 1921 into Gemini
Venus	25°18'45" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1921	Jun 2, 1921 into Taurus
Mars	29°35'55" Taurus	Direct	Mar 25, 1921	May 6, 1921 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°55'48" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	18°10'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	9°00'09" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°00'52" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°11'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°24'27" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 5, 1921

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 15:55 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
May 5, 16:49 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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