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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1918?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1918, the Sun was in Taurus (23°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°23' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°49'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1918	May 21, 1918 into Gemini
Moon	27°05'01" Cancer	Direct	May 13, 1918	May 15, 1918 into Leo
Mercury	1°23'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	9°14'26" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1918	Jun 3, 1918 into Taurus
Mars	16°04'44" Virgo	Direct	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	16°38'02" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	8°45'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	27°35'04" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°33'23" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°02'49" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°54'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 15, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 00:33 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
May 15, 17:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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