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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1930?

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On May 31, 1930, the Sun was in Gemini (9°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°44' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°17'41" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1930	Jun 22, 1930 into Cancer
Moon	23°27'38" Cancer	Direct	May 29, 1930	May 31, 1930 into Leo
Mercury	23°51'19" Taurus	Stationing direct	May 17, 1930	Jun 14, 1930 into Gemini
Venus	7°36'53" Cancer	Direct	May 25, 1930	Jun 19, 1930 into Leo
Mars	28°01'50" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1930	Jun 3, 1930 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°57'08" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	10°39'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°21'24" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°53'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°08'03" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°58'17" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 31, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 22:45 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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