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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1910?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1910, the Sun was in Taurus (24°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1910. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°44' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1910
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°43'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1910	May 21, 1910 into Gemini
Moon	29°29'31" Leo	Direct	May 14, 1910	May 16, 1910 into Virgo
Mercury	7°32'05" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 30, 1910	Jun 1, 1910 into Taurus
Venus	9°59'48" Aries	Direct	May 7, 1910	Jun 3, 1910 into Taurus
Mars	9°04'53" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 1910	Jun 19, 1910 into Leo
Jupiter	5°00'58" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1909	Nov 11, 1910 into Scorpio
Saturn	29°54'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	25°07'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	17°10'56" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°37'39" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	28°35'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on May 16, 1910

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 02:13 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	24°20' Leo
May 16, 12:58 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 16, 21:36 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine

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