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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1928?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1928, the Sun was in Taurus (12°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°47'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1928	May 21, 1928 into Gemini
Moon	28°12'14" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1928	May 3, 1928 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°47'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 1928	May 11, 1928 into Gemini
Venus	26°55'50" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1928	May 6, 1928 into Taurus
Mars	19°49'05" Pisces	Direct	Apr 7, 1928	May 16, 1928 into Aries
Jupiter	22°58'24" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	18°08'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°32'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°23'52" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°13'46" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°06'37" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 3, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 01:35 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
May 3, 12:06 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
May 3, 15:37 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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