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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1945?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1945, the Sun was in Taurus (14°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°59' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 24°34' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°36'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1945	May 21, 1945 into Gemini
Moon	17°44'30" Aquarius	Direct	May 4, 1945	May 6, 1945 into Pisces
Mercury	19°33'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1945	May 16, 1945 into Taurus
Venus	17°13'59" Aries	Stationing direct	Apr 7, 1945	Jun 4, 1945 into Taurus
Mars	2°02'06" Aries	Direct	May 2, 1945	Jun 11, 1945 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°39'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	6°58'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	11°31'34" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°03'55" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°57'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°12'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 5, 1945

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 06:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	14°22' Aquarius

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