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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1981?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1981, the Sun was in Taurus (13°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°10' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°55'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1981	May 21, 1981 into Gemini
Moon	18°31'29" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1981	May 5, 1981 into Gemini
Mercury	21°55'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 24, 1981	May 8, 1981 into Gemini
Venus	20°58'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1981	May 11, 1981 into Gemini
Mars	6°52'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 25, 1981	Jun 5, 1981 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°15'04" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	3°48'50" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°42'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°28'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	22°22'40" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°58'39" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 4, 1981

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 04:19 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	13°37' Taurus

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