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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1911?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1911, the Sun was in Taurus (29°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°16' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°59' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°18'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1911	May 22, 1911 into Gemini
Moon	0°35'28" Pisces	Direct	May 21, 1911	May 23, 1911 into Aries
Mercury	9°07'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1911	Jun 13, 1911 into Gemini
Venus	9°30'26" Cancer	Direct	May 13, 1911	Jun 8, 1911 into Leo
Mars	20°54'08" Pisces	Direct	Apr 23, 1911	Jun 2, 1911 into Aries
Jupiter	7°12'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	12°19'14" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	29°14'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°28'20" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°45'22" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°00'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on May 21, 1911

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 02:30 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
May 21, 09:23 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	29°12' Aquarius
May 21, 10:19 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 21, 10:53 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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