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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1928?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1928, the Sun was in Taurus (27°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°45' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°54' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°16'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1928	May 21, 1928 into Gemini
Moon	12°19'17" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1928	May 19, 1928 into Gemini
Mercury	13°46'23" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1928	May 28, 1928 into Cancer
Venus	15°19'57" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1928	May 30, 1928 into Gemini
Mars	1°12'44" Aries	Direct	May 16, 1928	Jun 26, 1928 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°24'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	17°13'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°12'31" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°25'33" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°28'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°18'58" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 18, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 13:59 UTC	Jupiter trine Neptune	Exact trine
May 18, 14:44 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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