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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 1930?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 1930, the Sun was in Taurus (21°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 13, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°47' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°40' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°59'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1930	May 21, 1930 into Gemini
Moon	1°16'02" Sagittarius	Direct	May 13, 1930	May 15, 1930 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°46'36" Gemini	Retrograde	May 1, 1930	May 17, 1930 into Taurus
Venus	15°49'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1930	May 25, 1930 into Cancer
Mars	14°25'28" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1930	Jun 3, 1930 into Taurus
Jupiter	19°57'26" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°29'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°34'53" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°47'40" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°47'46" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°55'28" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 13, 1930

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 13, 09:38 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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