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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 2073?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 2073, the Sun is in Taurus (15°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase is Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 2073. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°05' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 2073
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°36'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2073	May 20, 2073 into Gemini
Moon	26°03'03" Aries	Direct	May 3, 2073	May 5, 2073 into Taurus
Mercury	23°10'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 24, 2073	May 8, 2073 into Gemini
Venus	0°14'00" Aries	Direct	May 5, 2073	Jun 4, 2073 into Taurus
Mars	17°40'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 2073	May 21, 2073 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°52'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 2072	Aug 17, 2073 into Leo
Saturn	22°41'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2071	Dec 6, 2073 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°11'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°19'53" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	7°07'23" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	26°31'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 28, 2073	Sep 18, 2074 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 5, 2073

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 04:50 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
May 5, 05:29 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 5, 06:45 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
May 5, 19:54 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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