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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1941?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1941, the Sun was in Taurus (14°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°21' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°35'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 21, 1941 into Gemini
Moon	26°33'02" Leo	Direct	May 3, 1941	May 5, 1941 into Virgo
Mercury	13°42'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1941	May 13, 1941 into Gemini
Venus	18°50'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1941	May 14, 1941 into Gemini
Mars	22°43'38" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 2, 1941	May 16, 1941 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°02'38" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	17°34'01" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°29'28" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°09'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°07'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°34'47" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 5, 1941

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 18:05 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 5, 23:43 UTC	Jupiter trine Neptune	Exact trine

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