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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1945?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1945, the Sun was in Taurus (13°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°46' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°38'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1945	May 21, 1945 into Gemini
Moon	4°20'10" Aquarius	Direct	May 4, 1945	May 6, 1945 into Pisces
Mercury	18°58'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1945	May 16, 1945 into Taurus
Venus	17°18'29" Aries	Stationing direct	Apr 7, 1945	Jun 4, 1945 into Taurus
Mars	1°15'59" Aries	Direct	May 2, 1945	Jun 11, 1945 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°41'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	6°52'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	11°28'21" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°05'06" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°57'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°16'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 4, 1945

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 04:05 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on May 4, 1945?

Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Aries, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aries streak alongside their Taurus Sun. Mercury and Venus sat 2 degrees 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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