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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1928?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1928, the Sun was in Taurus (13°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°08' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°57' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°45'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1928	May 21, 1928 into Gemini
Moon	10°03'20" Scorpio	Direct	May 3, 1928	May 6, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°56'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 1928	May 11, 1928 into Gemini
Venus	28°09'27" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1928	May 6, 1928 into Taurus
Mars	20°34'49" Pisces	Direct	Apr 7, 1928	May 16, 1928 into Aries
Jupiter	23°12'25" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	18°04'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°35'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°23'45" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°14'36" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°03'27" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 4, 1928

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 15:16 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 4, 20:12 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	14°05' Scorpio

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