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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1931?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1931, the Sun was in Taurus (26°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°17' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°34'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1931	May 22, 1931 into Gemini
Moon	6°44'23" Gemini	Direct	May 17, 1931	May 20, 1931 into Cancer
Mercury	4°29'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1931	Jun 11, 1931 into Gemini
Venus	26°51'35" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1931	May 21, 1931 into Taurus
Mars	18°18'44" Leo	Direct	Mar 30, 1931	Jun 10, 1931 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°41'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	23°05'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°36'47" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°59'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°06'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°19'54" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 18, 1931

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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