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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 2053?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 2053, the Sun is in Taurus (14°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 2053. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°03' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°13' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 2053
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°29'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2053	May 20, 2053 into Gemini
Moon	3°09'47" Sagittarius	Direct	May 4, 2053	May 6, 2053 into Capricorn
Mercury	15°50'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 26, 2053	May 11, 2053 into Gemini
Venus	27°03'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 2053	May 6, 2053 into Gemini
Mars	10°08'35" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 2053	Jun 6, 2053 into Leo
Jupiter	29°28'19" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 30, 2053	Aug 14, 2053 into Scorpio
Saturn	12°29'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 11, 2053	Mar 22, 2055 into Aries
Uranus	1°29'07" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°51'33" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	14°10'42" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	23°23'59" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 2052	Jul 20, 2054 into Leo

Sky Events on May 4, 2053

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 04:04 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 4, 05:46 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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