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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 2003?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 2003, the Sun was in Taurus (13°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°09' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°05' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°37'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2003	May 21, 2003 into Gemini
Moon	16°06'50" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 2003	May 5, 2003 into Cancer
Mercury	18°00'57" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 2003	Jun 13, 2003 into Gemini
Venus	15°30'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	May 16, 2003 into Taurus
Mars	7°24'45" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	Jun 17, 2003 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°27'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	26°23'18" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	2°21'29" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°09'14" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°29'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°29'38" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 4, 2003

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 00:23 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square

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