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Where Were the Planets on May 7, 2004?

Quick Answer

On May 7, 2004, the Sun was in Taurus (17°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 7, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°47' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°40' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 7, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°15'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2004	May 20, 2004 into Gemini
Moon	24°15'18" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 2004	May 7, 2004 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°00'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 13, 2004	May 16, 2004 into Taurus
Venus	24°09'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	0°05'09" Cancer	Direct	May 7, 2004	Jun 23, 2004 into Leo
Jupiter	8°55'28" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	9°27'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°19'33" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°22'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°45'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°57'14" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on May 7, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 08:45 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 7, 21:16 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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