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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1918?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1918, the Sun was in Taurus (28°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°52' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°38'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1918	May 21, 1918 into Gemini
Moon	27°48'44" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1918	May 20, 1918 into Libra
Mercury	4°10'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	14°41'59" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1918	Jun 3, 1918 into Taurus
Mars	17°15'43" Virgo	Direct	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	17°45'00" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	9°04'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	27°38'51" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°38'35" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°08'49" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°39'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 20, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 11:16 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 20, 16:25 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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