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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1958?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1958, the Sun was in Taurus (13°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°44' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°24' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°30'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1958	May 21, 1958 into Gemini
Moon	27°07'12" Scorpio	Direct	May 2, 1958	May 4, 1958 into Sagittarius
Mercury	20°42'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 1958	May 17, 1958 into Taurus
Venus	28°54'25" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1958	May 5, 1958 into Aries
Mars	5°26'30" Pisces	Direct	Apr 27, 1958	Jun 7, 1958 into Aries
Jupiter	24°39'30" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°00'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°41'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	3°07'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°47'45" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 11, 1958	Jun 10, 1958 into Virgo
North Node	0°50'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 4, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 16:43 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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