There was a Full Moon at 23:41 UT or 18:41 EST. Pluto was at opposition. Jupiter was nearing conjunction with the Sun on May 2. Venus was the bright 'star' in the western sky at a magnitude of -4.5. As seen from the Sun, the planets were located at the following ecliptic longitudes:
Mercury 94 Venus 193 Earth 221 Mars 272 Jupiter 42 Saturn 268 Uranus 268 Neptune 278 Pluto 221