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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1984?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1984, the Sun was in Taurus (15°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°18' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°10'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1984	May 20, 1984 into Gemini
Moon	6°58'18" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1984	May 7, 1984 into Leo
Mercury	26°18'08" Aries	Stationing direct	Apr 25, 1984	May 15, 1984 into Taurus
Venus	4°03'18" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1984	May 26, 1984 into Gemini
Mars	22°53'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 11, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	12°54'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°55'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°38'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°08'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Jun 22, 1984 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°20'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	7°53'14" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 5, 1984

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 15:39 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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