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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1943?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1943, the Sun was in Taurus (13°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°44' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°08'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1943	May 21, 1943 into Gemini
Moon	14°17'44" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1943	May 5, 1943 into Gemini
Mercury	3°10'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1943	May 26, 1943 into Taurus
Venus	21°55'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1943	May 11, 1943 into Cancer
Mars	12°52'16" Pisces	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	May 27, 1943 into Aries
Jupiter	19°21'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	11°40'39" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	3°22'04" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°38'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	4°58'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°58'35" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 4, 1943

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 09:43 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	13°03' Taurus
May 4, 19:45 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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