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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1942?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1942, the Sun was in Taurus (14°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°57' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°21'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 21, 1942 into Gemini
Moon	18°11'52" Capricorn	Direct	May 4, 1942	May 6, 1942 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°33'23" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1942	Jul 12, 1942 into Cancer
Venus	29°21'04" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1942	May 6, 1942 into Aries
Mars	5°38'06" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1942	Jun 14, 1942 into Leo
Jupiter	22°10'52" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	29°34'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	29°26'37" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°23'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°32'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°15'05" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 5, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 04:38 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 5, 14:10 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 5, 17:44 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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