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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1921?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1921, the Sun was in Taurus (24°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (60% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°18' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°05'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1921	May 21, 1921 into Gemini
Moon	5°20'52" Virgo	Direct	May 15, 1921	May 17, 1921 into Libra
Mercury	0°10'00" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1921	May 31, 1921 into Cancer
Venus	23°54'42" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Apr 25, 1921	Jun 2, 1921 into Taurus
Mars	6°34'36" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1921	Jun 18, 1921 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°03'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	17°59'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	9°16'38" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°06'56" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°21'35" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°52'41" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 15, 1921

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 02:51 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 15, 10:08 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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