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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 2004?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 2004, the Sun was in Taurus (11°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°26'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2004	May 20, 2004 into Gemini
Moon	26°32'16" Virgo	Direct	Apr 29, 2004	May 1, 2004 into Libra
Mercury	21°09'11" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Apr 13, 2004	May 16, 2004 into Taurus
Venus	21°28'27" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	26°16'43" Gemini	Direct	Mar 21, 2004	May 7, 2004 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°56'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	8°53'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°09'04" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°19'38" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°52'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°16'18" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on May 1, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 18:02 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 1, 20:52 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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