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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1930?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1930, the Sun was in Taurus (14°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°26' Leo at midnight UTC to 18°39' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°15'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1930	May 21, 1930 into Gemini
Moon	11°33'28" Leo	Direct	May 4, 1930	May 6, 1930 into Virgo
Mercury	2°05'16" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1930	May 17, 1930 into Taurus
Venus	6°04'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1930	May 25, 1930 into Cancer
Mars	8°18'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1930	Jun 3, 1930 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°15'01" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°43'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°11'16" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°48'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°40'39" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°20'54" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 5, 1930

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 16:53 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	14°27' Leo

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