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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1945?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1945, the Sun was in Taurus (11°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars moved from Pisces into Aries.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°15' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°52' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°42'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1945	May 21, 1945 into Gemini
Moon	8°32'10" Capricorn	Direct	May 1, 1945	May 4, 1945 into Aquarius
Mercury	17°59'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1945	May 16, 1945 into Taurus
Venus	17°34'49" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1945	Jun 4, 1945 into Taurus
Mars	29°43'41" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1945	May 2, 1945 into Aries
Jupiter	17°45'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	6°41'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	11°21'57" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°07'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°56'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°22'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 2, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 20:28 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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