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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1901?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1901, the Sun was in Taurus (24°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°58' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°54'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1901	May 21, 1901 into Gemini
Moon	0°27'15" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1901	May 18, 1901 into Gemini
Mercury	27°04'22" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1901	May 17, 1901 into Gemini
Venus	28°59'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1901	May 17, 1901 into Gemini
Mars	1°50'44" Virgo	Direct	May 11, 1901	Jul 13, 1901 into Libra
Jupiter	12°40'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°03'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°44'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°41'12" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°38'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	22°39'11" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on May 16, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 11:16 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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