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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1929?

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On May 16, 1929, the Sun was in Taurus (25°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°16' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°48' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°06'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1929	May 21, 1929 into Gemini
Moon	3°04'47" Virgo	Direct	May 16, 1929	May 18, 1929 into Libra
Mercury	16°56'03" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1929	Jul 11, 1929 into Cancer
Venus	22°05'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1929	Jun 3, 1929 into Taurus
Mars	1°51'16" Leo	Direct	May 13, 1929	Jul 4, 1929 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°41'27" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	29°28'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°55'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°36'17" Leo	Direct	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°37'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°05'38" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 16, 1929

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 06:33 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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