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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1926?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1926, the Sun was in Taurus (13°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°15'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1926	May 21, 1926 into Gemini
Moon	4°57'05" Aquarius	Direct	May 4, 1926	May 6, 1926 into Pisces
Mercury	17°15'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 6, 1926	May 13, 1926 into Taurus
Venus	27°44'11" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1926	May 6, 1926 into Aries
Mars	0°34'13" Pisces	Direct	May 3, 1926	Jun 15, 1926 into Aries
Jupiter	24°22'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	23°30'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°59'24" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	21°59'44" Leo	Stationing retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°52'09" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°46'00" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 4, 1926

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 02:12 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 4, 03:31 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 4, 18:00 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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