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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1931?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1931, the Sun was in Taurus (14°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°31' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°01'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1931	May 22, 1931 into Gemini
Moon	26°53'25" Sagittarius	Direct	May 3, 1931	May 5, 1931 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°57'21" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 3, 1931	Jun 11, 1931 into Gemini
Venus	11°15'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1931	May 21, 1931 into Taurus
Mars	12°24'19" Leo	Direct	Mar 30, 1931	Jun 10, 1931 into Virgo
Jupiter	15°31'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	23°16'31" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°57'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°01'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°54'38" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°01'12" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 5, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 17:35 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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