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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1916?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1916, the Sun was in Gemini (9°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°03' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°10' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°40'31" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1916	Jun 21, 1916 into Cancer
Moon	6°08'22" Gemini	Direct	May 30, 1916	Jun 2, 1916 into Cancer
Mercury	17°50'16" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Jul 10, 1916 into Cancer
Venus	17°13'15" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	1°17'43" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 1916	Jul 23, 1916 into Libra
Jupiter	25°15'23" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	14°49'42" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	19°41'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°33'36" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°14'15" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°43'28" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 31, 1916

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 19:37 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	9°59' Gemini

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