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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1924?

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On May 5, 1924, the Sun was in Taurus (14°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1924. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°30' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1924
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°42'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1924	May 21, 1924 into Gemini
Moon	1°35'03" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1924	May 7, 1924 into Cancer
Mercury	18°42'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 1924	Jun 13, 1924 into Gemini
Venus	29°30'51" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1924	May 6, 1924 into Cancer
Mars	6°14'49" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 24, 1924	Jun 24, 1924 into Pisces
Jupiter	18°35'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°48'53" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 6, 1924	Sep 13, 1924 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°27'41" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	17°36'20" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	10°34'42" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°22'12" Leo	Direct	Apr 4, 1924	Oct 23, 1925 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 5, 1924

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 08:47 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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