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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1931?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1931, the Sun was in Taurus (11°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°07'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1931	May 22, 1931 into Gemini
Moon	14°56'09" Scorpio	Direct	May 1, 1931	May 3, 1931 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°45'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1931	Jun 11, 1931 into Gemini
Venus	7°39'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1931	May 21, 1931 into Taurus
Mars	11°07'38" Leo	Direct	Mar 30, 1931	Jun 10, 1931 into Virgo
Jupiter	15°03'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	23°16'38" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°48'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°02'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°52'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°10'44" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 2, 1931

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 05:14 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	10°51' Scorpio
May 2, 12:22 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square

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