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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1913?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1913, the Sun was in Taurus (24°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1913. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°46' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°02' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1913
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°59'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1913	May 21, 1913 into Gemini
Moon	4°55'03" Libra	Direct	May 16, 1913	May 18, 1913 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°15'40" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1913	May 28, 1913 into Gemini
Venus	26°04'49" Aries	Stationing retrograde	May 2, 1913	May 31, 1913 into Taurus
Mars	6°23'29" Aries	Direct	May 8, 1913	Jun 17, 1913 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°39'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1913	Jan 21, 1914 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°50'37" Gemini	Direct	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	7°32'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	23°42'00" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°44'11" Gemini	Direct	Oct 20, 1912	Jul 9, 1913 into Cancer
North Node	0°33'22" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 16, 1913

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 03:44 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 16, 15:45 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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