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The sky on 9 May 1919

Planetary positions in the tropical zodiac. These are shared sky conditions; a personal transit also depends on your birth chart.

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Positions at · Daily reference at noon UTC

Sun

Taurus

17°48′

The Sun placement provides the seasonal zodiac reference.

Moon

Virgo

17°04′

The Moon placement changes through the day. The time shown belongs to this snapshot.

The full snapshot

Where the planets are

Calculation methods ↗
Tropical planetary positions at 1919-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunTaurus17°48′Direct
MoonVirgo17°04′Direct
MercuryAries21°38′Direct
VenusGemini26°11′Direct
MarsTaurus17°52′Direct
JupiterCancer12°16′Direct
SaturnLeo21°34′Direct
UranusPisces1°22′Direct
NeptuneLeo6°39′Direct
PlutoCancer5°01′Direct

See Moon phases and the lunar calendar

What retrograde describes

A retrograde label means the planet's zodiac longitude is decreasing from Earth's viewpoint. It describes apparent motion, not a prediction about your day.

Explore retrograde planets, stations and shadows

Make the comparison personal

Your birth chart provides the natal placements used for a personal transit comparison. A sky snapshot alone cannot establish which contacts apply to you.

Compare with a birth chart

Calculation details

apparent geocentric ecliptic of date · tropical zodiac

Ephemeris: astronomy-engine 2.1.19. Computed 2026-11-03T23:37:05.110Z.

Positions use UTC. Your local calendar date can differ near midnight. An archived page uses noon UTC as a shared reference.