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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1921?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1921, the Sun was in Taurus (15°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°44' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°24'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1921	May 21, 1921 into Gemini
Moon	28°02'01" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1921	May 6, 1921 into Taurus
Mercury	10°41'31" Taurus	Direct	May 1, 1921	May 15, 1921 into Gemini
Venus	24°59'37" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1921	Jun 2, 1921 into Taurus
Mars	0°18'00" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1921	Jun 18, 1921 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°55'48" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	18°08'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	9°01'59" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°01'19" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°11'59" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°21'16" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 6, 1921

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 01:43 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 6, 15:31 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 6, 15:45 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square

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