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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1990?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1990, the Sun was in Taurus (13°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Pisces into Aries.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°45'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 21, 1990 into Gemini
Moon	14°57'20" Virgo	Direct	May 3, 1990	May 5, 1990 into Libra
Mercury	12°57'03" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	0°22'47" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1990	May 30, 1990 into Taurus
Mars	10°08'43" Pisces	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 31, 1990 into Aries
Jupiter	7°32'30" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	25°20'19" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°24'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°29'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°28'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°55'06" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 4, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 03:51 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on May 4, 1990?

Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Taurus Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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