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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1941?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1941, the Sun was in Taurus (13°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°49' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°37'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 21, 1941 into Gemini
Moon	13°12'40" Leo	Direct	May 3, 1941	May 5, 1941 into Virgo
Mercury	11°33'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1941	May 13, 1941 into Gemini
Venus	17°36'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 14, 1941 into Gemini
Mars	22°02'41" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 2, 1941	May 16, 1941 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°48'34" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	17°26'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°26'01" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°10'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°06'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°37'57" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 4, 1941

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 08:27 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
May 4, 12:49 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	13°39' Leo

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