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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1923?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1923, the Sun was in Taurus (24°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°44' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°50' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°35'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1923	May 22, 1923 into Gemini
Moon	0°46'54" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1923	May 18, 1923 into Cancer
Mercury	10°51'12" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 1, 1923	Jul 8, 1923 into Cancer
Venus	23°51'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1923	May 21, 1923 into Taurus
Mars	20°28'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1923	May 30, 1923 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°42'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	14°09'12" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°59'28" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°29'25" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°36'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°10'07" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on May 16, 1923

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 10:27 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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